# NTSB Accident MIA99LA217
> **Bell 47G-B3** · 1999-08-08 · SELMA, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99LA217
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19587
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-08
- **Location:** SELMA, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.41098, -87.030624
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G-B3
- **Registration:** N6712D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper touchdown point during landing causing the landing skid to become entangled with the edge of the helipad platform and the resultant rollover and main rotor blade strike of the tow vehicle.

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