# NTSB Accident DEN02LA044
> **Bell 206L-1** · 2002-05-18 · Salem, UT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA044
- **Event ID:** 20020529X00762
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-18
- **Location:** Salem, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.019443, -111.614166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N3894Q
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during takeoff. A contributing factor was the wind gusts.

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