# NTSB Accident CEN11LA023
> **BELL 206B** · 2010-10-13 · Newton, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11LA023
- **Event ID:** 20101019X13052
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-10-13
- **Location:** Newton, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.850687, -93.749198
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N499BH
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s attempted takeoff with the fuel hose attached to the helicopter and the pilot and ground crew’s failure to accurately communicate.

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