# NTSB Accident DEN01LA012
> **Bell 206L-1** · 2000-10-30 · MESA VERDE, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN01LA012
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22147
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-30
- **Location:** MESA VERDE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.179656, -108.490409
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N613
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The manufacturer's use of improper materials, and inadequate quality control of the tail rotor blades during the manufacturing process, which resulted in fatigue failure of the blade.

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