# NTSB Accident FTW03LA015
> **Bell 206L-1** · 2002-10-17 · Edinburg, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03LA015
- **Event ID:** 20021023X05367
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-17
- **Location:** Edinburg, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.441944, -98.129447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N303CH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of tailrotor effectiveness due to the right quartering tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing.  Factors were the lack of suitable surrounding terrain for landing, which included numerous surrounding obstacles, and the tailwind.

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