# NTSB Accident CHI99FA285
> **Bell 206B** · 1999-08-10 · CUSTER, SD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99FA285
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19426
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-10
- **Location:** CUSTER, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.76033, -103.600898
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N67JJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent settling with power.

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