# NTSB Incident CHI03IA293
> **Bell 230** · 2003-08-20 · Wilmington, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03IA293
- **Event ID:** 20030908X01481
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2003-08-20
- **Location:** Wilmington, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.171943, -88.267219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 230
- **Registration:** N880SF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The material defect during the manufacture of the tail rotor counterweight bellcrank and the bellcrank's subsequent failure due to a fatigue fracture.

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