# NTSB Accident MIA98LA254
> **Bell 47-D1** · 1998-09-29 · OXFORD, MS, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA254
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11135
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-29
- **Location:** OXFORD, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.350894, -89.51905
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47-D1
- **Registration:** N755E
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to vibration from the main rotor blade for undetermined reasons.  A related finding was the improper repair of a crack in the laminant of the blue main rotor blade by other maintenance personnel.

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