# NTSB Accident FTW96LA386
> **Bell 206L-1/C-30P** · 1996-09-13 · MORGAN CITY, LA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA386
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06732
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-13
- **Location:** MORGAN CITY, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.730396, -91.130058
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1/C-30P
- **Registration:** N2654
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of tail rotor control as result of a tail rotor blade strike by an undetermined object.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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