# NTSB Accident MIA97FA172
> **Bell 206B** · 1997-05-22 · WINTER PARK, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA172
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07971
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-22
- **Location:** WINTER PARK, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.590147, -81.340766
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N61PP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots improper in-flight planning/decision to conduct an out of ground effect hover with a tailwind resulting in an in-flight loss of directional control due to loss of tailrotor effectiveness/unanticipated right yaw, and subsequent in-flight collision with a tree and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the manufactures inadequate written procedures in the flight manual, and the pilot's inadequate training pertaining to the loss of tailrotor effectiveness/unanticipated right yaw.

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