# NTSB Accident CEN13FA491
> **BELL 407** · 2013-08-13 · Ship Shoal 208H, GM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA491
- **Event ID:** 20130815X95202
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-13
- **Location:** Ship Shoal 208H, GM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.533332, -90.916664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N53LP
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The ingestion of vented methane gas into the helicopter’s engine during takeoff, which caused an engine compressor surge that led to a total loss of engine power.

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