# NTSB Accident CHI97LA306
> **Bell 47** · 1997-09-30 · PIPESTONE, MN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA306
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08825
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-30
- **Location:** PIPESTONE, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.999435, -96.309555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47
- **Registration:** N9005T
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the fracture of the pitch control rod assembly.

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