# NTSB Accident DEN02LA101
> **Bell 206L-III** · 2002-08-30 · Canon City, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA101
- **Event ID:** 20020911X01587
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-30
- **Location:** Canon City, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.452777, -105.284446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-III
- **Registration:** N43GA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of a static wire, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to the main rotor pitch change tubes being severed.

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