# NTSB Accident WPR13CA329
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1** · 2013-07-13 · Inyokern, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13CA329
- **Event ID:** 20130715X74541
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-07-13
- **Location:** Inyokern, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.658611, -117.829444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N123HP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control during a practice autorotation maneuver and the pilot providing training's delayed remedial action which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication between the two pilots.

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