# NTSB Accident DEN02TA100
> **Bell 206L-3** · 2002-08-26 · Saguache, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02TA100
- **Event ID:** 20020903X01504
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-26
- **Location:** Saguache, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.1525, -106.39167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-3
- **Registration:** N801HM
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making, and the loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A contributing factor was the right quartering tailwind.

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