# NTSB Accident ANC98LA003
> **Bell 206-B2** · 1997-10-15 · SUTTON, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA003
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08945
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-15
- **Location:** SUTTON, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.740463, -148.220672
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206-B2
- **Registration:** N86TA
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the tail rotor and the external long line cable, and the subsequent entanglement of the tail rotor with the long line.

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