# NTSB Accident FTW04FA007
> **Bell 206L-3** · 2003-10-10 · W. Cameron 509, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW04FA007
- **Event ID:** 20031021X01791
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-10
- **Location:** W. Cameron 509, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.418333, -93.019165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-3
- **Registration:** N81671
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control following an inadvertent encounter with adverse weather conditions.  Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms, the low ceilings, and the miscommunication between the pilot and the company's communication center in obtaining in-flight weather advisories, including aircraft location.

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