# NTSB Accident SEA00LA097
> **Bell 212** · 2000-06-03 · EUGENE, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA097
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21328
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-03
- **Location:** EUGENE, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.040103, -123.220481
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 212
- **Registration:** CFHDY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate quality control by the manufacturer during the manufacturing process, which led to the total failure of a fastener, and the separation of the tail rotor blade balance weight.  An adhesive debond between the adhesive and the surface was a factor.

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