# NTSB Accident CEN13FA003
> **BELL 407** · 2012-10-05 · Intracoastal City, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA003
- **Event ID:** 20121005X04242
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-05
- **Location:** Intracoastal City, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.787221, -92.158332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N406AL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to attempt a local flight in marginal visual meteorological conditions and his subsequent loss of control following an inadvertent encounter with instrument metrological conditions shortly after takeoff.

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