# NTSB Accident MIA00LA227
> **Bell 206A-1** · 2000-07-22 · BENNETTSVILLE, SC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA227
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21554
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-22
- **Location:** BENNETTSVILLE, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.630798, -79.6791
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206A-1
- **Registration:** N136C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use proper remedial action to counteract a loss of tail rotor effectiveness resulting in collision with terrain during the subsequent uncontrolled descent.

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