# NTSB Accident FTW03LA104
> **Bell 206L-3** · 2003-03-06 · Kingsland, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03LA104
- **Event ID:** 20030310X00302
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-06
- **Location:** Kingsland, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.6525, -98.473892
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-3
- **Registration:** N793CA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of tail rotor drive as a result of a blanket coming in contract with the tailrotor blades, after the aft cargo door was left unsecured.  Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing, and the failure of the medical crewmember to properly secure the aft cargo door.

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