# NTSB Accident SEA06LA121
> **Bell 206L** · 2006-06-15 · Vernal, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA06LA121
- **Event ID:** 20060711X00917
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-06-15
- **Location:** Vernal, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.486389, -109.157218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 6
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L
- **Registration:** N265SH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of tail rotor effectiveness during an attempted precationary landing after a takeoff over uneven, sloping, brush-covered terrain. Factors include the pilot using the wrong performance chart while completing his preflight performance calculations, the uneven, sloping, brush-covered terrain, and a high density altitude.

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