# NTSB Accident MIA01LA231
> **Bell OH-58A** · 2001-09-27 · Sevierville, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA231
- **Event ID:** 20011001X02016
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-27
- **Location:** Sevierville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.761112, -83.674446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** OH-58A
- **Registration:** N923MC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the helicopter while approach to land resulting in a hard landing, a tail rotor ground strike, and the main rotor striking the tail boom.

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