# NTSB Accident CEN14LA465
> **BELL 206B** · 2014-07-30 · Spring, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14LA465
- **Event ID:** 20140828X71341
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-07-30
- **Location:** Spring, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.061944, -95.55278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N866H
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's distraction by a cell phone call, which led to his failure to perform an exterior check of the helicopter and resulted in a tie-down strap remaining attached to the main rotor during the engine start.

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