# NTSB Accident FTW97LA354
> **Bell 206L-3** · 1997-09-20 · HOUMA, LA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA354
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08849
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-20
- **Location:** HOUMA, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.580812, -90.81002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-3
- **Registration:** N210PH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of aircraft control resulting from a bird strike that severed the cyclic flight control.

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