# NTSB Accident FTW99LA155
> **Bell 206B** · 1999-06-01 · VENICE, LA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99LA155
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18991
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-06-01
- **Location:** VENICE, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.270523, -89.350135
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N7131U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper touchdown procedure, resulting in a main rotor blade contacting the tailboom.  Factors were the soft and wet terrain conditions, and the loss of engine power due to the spiral fatigue failure of the gas generator turbine shafting due to spline wear.

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