# NTSB Accident SEA98LA017
> **Bell TH-1L** · 1997-11-25 · CANBY, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA017
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09249
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-25
- **Location:** CANBY, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.210453, -122.659919
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 7
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** TH-1L
- **Registration:** N8160G
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's allowance of excessive airspeed resulting in the long-line hook impacting the tail rotor, and his allowance of an airspeed bleed-off preventing a successful run-on landing due to a loss of yaw control.

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