# NTSB Accident FTW97LA114
> **Bell 206L-1** · 1997-03-04 · JAMAICA BEACH, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA114
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07529
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-04
- **Location:** JAMAICA BEACH, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.300168, -94.789299
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N5829D
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control due to the loss of visual cues to detect his height above the water.  Factors were the low ceilings and fog, and the loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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