# NTSB Accident FTW04FA168
> **Bell 206-L1** · 2004-06-24 · Vermillion Bay, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW04FA168
- **Event ID:** 20040713X00966
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-24
- **Location:** Vermillion Bay, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.755556, -92.079719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206-L1
- **Registration:** N5006F
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control.  Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms and the pilot's inadequate in flight preparation and planning.

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