# NTSB Accident CEN10FA509
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1** · 2010-08-31 · Walnut Grove, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10FA509
- **Event ID:** 20100831X75841
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-08-31
- **Location:** Walnut Grove, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.561668, -92.554168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N62AE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation, resulting in the in-flight separation of the main rotor and tail boom.

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