# NTSB Accident FTW98LA144
> **Bell 47D1** · 1998-03-11 · JEANERETTE, LA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA144
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09668
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-11
- **Location:** JEANERETTE, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.910903, -91.6707
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47D1
- **Registration:** N13012
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight disconnect of the rotating scissors due to the separation of its hinge bolt.

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