# NTSB Accident CEN15FA003
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L 1** · 2014-10-04 · Wichita Falls, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15FA003
- **Event ID:** 20141004X60516
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-10-04
- **Location:** Wichita Falls, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.54, -98.300003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- **Model:** 206L 1
- **Registration:** N335AE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control when he applied power to execute a go-around at a low airspeed in dark, night conditions, which resulted in a rapid, uncommanded right yaw due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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