# NTSB Accident FTW99LA162
> **Bell 412** · 1999-06-09 · EUGENE IS. 313 · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99LA162
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18996
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-06-09
- **Location:** EUGENE IS. 313
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 412
- **Registration:** N3893S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The separation of a section of the tail rotor blade, and subsequent separation of the tail rotor system, as a result of fatigue cracking due to corrosion in the tail rotor blade spar.

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