# NTSB Accident CHI08FA269
> **BELL 206L-1** · 2008-08-31 · Greensburg, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08FA269
- **Event ID:** 20080909X01417
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-31
- **Location:** Greensburg, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.332221, -85.620277
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N37AE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight separation of a main rotor blade due to a fatigue failure of the blade spar, rendering the helicopter uncontrollable, and the manufacturer's production of main rotor blades with latent manufacturing defects, which precipitated the fatigue failure of the blade spar.

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