# NTSB Accident FTW97LA030
> **Bell 206B-3** · 1996-10-31 · CREOLE, LA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA030
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06894
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-31
- **Location:** CREOLE, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.840242, -93.059707
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B-3
- **Registration:** N2043B
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to remove the 100 foot long line and the external cargo basket from the helicopter before takeoff, and/or his failure to ensure that clearance/altitude was maintained from the fence.

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