# NTSB Accident LAX98LA108
> **Bell UH-1B** · 1998-03-07 · HOLLISTER, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA108
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09711
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-07
- **Location:** HOLLISTER, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.889377, -121.240936
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** UH-1B
- **Registration:** N204DR
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the maintenance personnel to recognize and repair the chafed area of the tail rotor driveshaft, which resulted in an in-flight separation of the tail fin and hub assembly.

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