# NTSB Accident WPR13LA390
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1** · 2013-08-28 · Payson, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13LA390
- **Event ID:** 20130828X02251
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-28
- **Location:** Payson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.256942, -111.339164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N2018R
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power due to an overtemperature event that thermally damaged the turbine blades and vanes, which resulted in a hard landing.

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