# NTSB Accident FTW02LA033
> **Bell 407** · 2001-11-10 · Erath, LA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA033
- **Event ID:** 20011116X02252
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-10
- **Location:** Erath, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.949472, -92.02935
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N517R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertant application of full right pedal which resulted in the baggage compartment door to open in-flight and a tie down rope to become entangled in the tail rotor drive system, and the failure of the tail rotor drive shaft resulting in the loss of anti-torque control.

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