# NTSB Accident FTW96TA261
> **Bell 212** · 1996-06-18 · PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96TA261
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06000
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-18
- **Location:** PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.240814, -107.029663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 212
- **Registration:** N91AL
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to comply with performance data for hover out of ground effect.  A factor was not attaining load jettison.

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