# NTSB Accident FTW98TA072
> **Bell 206B-III** · 1997-12-18 · RESERVE, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98TA072
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09320
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-18
- **Location:** RESERVE, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.700035, -108.760307
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B-III
- **Registration:** N124DA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent loss of tail rotor effectiveness.  A factor was the high density altitude weather condition.

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