# NTSB Accident NYC06FA100
> **Bell 47G-3B-1** · 2006-04-20 · East Hanover Tw, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC06FA100
- **Event ID:** 20060425X00485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-04-20
- **Location:** East Hanover Tw, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.380279, -76.616111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G-3B-1
- **Registration:** N22MP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to hover out-of-ground-effect in a tailwind, and his failure to maintain aircraft control.  A factor in the accident was the tailwind.

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