# NTSB Accident ANC06LA073
> **MBB BK 117A-3** · 2006-06-22 · Ponce de Leon, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC06LA073
- **Event ID:** 20060629X00850
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-06-22
- **Location:** Ponce de Leon, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.848888, -85.695274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MBB
- **Model:** BK 117A-3
- **Registration:** N913EF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects while hovering in ground effect, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree.  Factors associated with the accident were loose, sand-covered terrain, and the operator's failure to ensure that the pilot was provided with current, off-airport landing site condition information.

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