# NTSB Accident SEA96LA165
> **Bell 206B** · 1996-07-24 · WARREN, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA165
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06380
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-24
- **Location:** WARREN, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.290256, -115.590492
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N750LT
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper remedial action after helicopter's right skid became snagged by a log that was used in the construction of a temporary landing site.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, inadequate construction of the landing site by ground personnel, and the ground personnel's lack of training regarding the construction of a temporary landing zone.

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