# NTSB Accident FTW01LA004
> **Bell 206-L1** · 2000-10-02 · JASPER, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01LA004
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22155
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-02
- **Location:** JASPER, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.769697, -94.41999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206-L1
- **Registration:** N321CA
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain control of the helicopter.  Factors were the fog and the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience.

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