# NTSB Accident CHI98FA323
> **Bell 222** · 1998-08-21 · SPENCER, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA323
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10786
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-21
- **Location:** SPENCER, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.140274, -95.149414
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 222
- **Registration:** N30SV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The below standard (loose) fit of the 'white' swashplate outer ring pin resulting in fatigue and subsequent separation of the pin, and ultimately the in-flight breakup of the rotorcraft.  A factor was the manufacturer's dissemination of the pin which did not meet dimensional standards.

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