# NTSB Accident LAX00FA130
> **Bell 212** · 2000-03-19 · Snelling, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA130
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20659
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-19
- **Location:** Snelling, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.486389, -120.350555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 212
- **Registration:** N415B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the in-flight separation of the main rotor mast while in cruise flight following a mast bumping event.  The reason for the mast bumping event was not determined.

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