# NTSB Accident FTW98LA260
> **Bell 206B** · 1998-06-07 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA260
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10306
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-07
- **Location:** CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.799324, -97.389335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N16814
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the tail rotor drive shaft due to the separation of a bolt at one of the drive shaft disc couplings for an undetermined reason, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing.

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