# NTSB Accident CEN14FA122
> **BELL 206L 3** · 2014-01-27 · Silt, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14FA122
- **Event ID:** 20140127X44720
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-01-27
- **Location:** Silt, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.521389, -107.660835
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206L 3
- **Registration:** N207DS
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning for a low-level aerial surveillance flight of power transmission lines, which led to his being unaware of the crossing power line while flying toward the sun and his subsequent failure to maintain sufficient clearance from the wire.

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