# NTSB Accident FTW91FA070
> **BELL 206B** · 1991-04-23 · SO. MARSH 275 · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW91FA070
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16782
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-04-23
- **Location:** SO. MARSH 275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N213AL
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE INFLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE VERTICAL FIN WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND MAST BUMPING. THE FAILURE OF THE FIN WAS DUE TO INADEQUATE CORROSION CONTROL EFFORTS BY THE OPERATOR.

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