# NTSB Accident FTW98FA156
> **Bell 206-A** · 1998-03-24 · RIO HONDO, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA156
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09660
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-24
- **Location:** RIO HONDO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.229207, -97.580863
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206-A
- **Registration:** TGJET
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The engine compartment fire due to undetermined reasons, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the tailboom.

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