# NTSB Accident CHI03LA084
> **Bell 430** · 2003-03-17 · Highland, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA084
- **Event ID:** 20030327X00404
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-17
- **Location:** Highland, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.633335, -83.625
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 430
- **Registration:** N431UM
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the roadway sign.  Contributing factors were the failure of the tail rotor gearbox, the roadway sign and the low lighting conditions (night).

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