# NTSB Accident FTW98LA405
> **Bell UH-1L** · 1998-09-19 · PRICE, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA405
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11065
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-19
- **Location:** PRICE, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.669376, -111.009155
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** UH-1L
- **Registration:** N5107J
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent loss of tail rotor effectiveness.  Factors were the high density altitude flight conditions, the unfavorable wind condition, and the none suitable terrain for an autorotation.

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