# NTSB Accident FTW03LA080
> **Bell 206B** · 2003-01-09 · Putnam, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03LA080
- **Event ID:** 20030110X00050
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-09
- **Location:** Putnam, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.37611, -99.169998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N115TV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to properly interpret and confirm a faulty tachometer instrument indication and his improper flare during the ensuing precautionary autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.  Also causal was the failure of the tachometer.

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