# NTSB Accident LAX03GA244
> **Bell 206L-3** · 2003-07-26 · Whiteriver, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03GA244
- **Event ID:** 20030807X01277
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-26
- **Location:** Whiteriver, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.885833, -109.675277
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-3
- **Registration:** N6184D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a minimum translational lift airspeed while maneuvering in high density altitude conditions at near maximum required torque and above the in ground effect hover altitude, that resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and a loss of control.  The pilot's inadequate in flight planning in his failure to note and account for the power requirements necessary to conduct takeoffs and the slow maneuvering flight at the accident site were also causal.

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