# NTSB Accident FTW97FA352
> **Bell 407** · 1997-09-18 · Grand Isle S108, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA352
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08832
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-18
- **Location:** Grand Isle S108, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.380247, -90.270164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N467PH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The tail rotor blade strike(s) that severed the aft portion of the tailboom, subsequently rendering the pilot with no tail rotor control while in cruise flight.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced autorotative landing.

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