# NTSB Accident CEN13FA122
> **BELL HELICOPTER 407** · 2013-01-03 · Clear Lake, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA122
- **Event ID:** 20130102X35708
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-01-03
- **Location:** Clear Lake, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.142776, -93.48278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N445MT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with localized icing conditions and his subsequent in-flight loss of helicopter control.

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