# NTSB Accident CHI03LA062
> **Bell 206L-1** · 2003-01-31 · West Plains, MO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA062
- **Event ID:** 20030206X00171
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-31
- **Location:** West Plains, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.878334, -91.903335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N27AE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The excessive descent rate that required an abrupt flare, resulting in the main rotor severing the tailboom.

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