# NTSB Incident DFW08IA002
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1** · 2007-10-06 · Galveston, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW08IA002
- **Event ID:** 20071017X01599
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2007-10-06
- **Location:** Galveston, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.249729, -94.919281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N3899C
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of tail rotor control during initial takeoff climb due to the fracture of a tail rotor blade as result of impact with a foreign object.

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