# NTSB Accident ATL04TA137
> **Bell 206B** · 2004-06-22 · Graysville, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04TA137
- **Event ID:** 20040624X00862
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-22
- **Location:** Graysville, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.620914, -86.960823
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N3902W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the pilot's improper in-flight decision to hover with a tailwind.

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