# NTSB Accident ANC15CA012
> **BELL 206B** · 2015-03-10 · Palmer, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC15CA012
- **Event ID:** 20150311X02544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-03-10
- **Location:** Palmer, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.409999, -148.546951
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N86TA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control while hovering at a low altitude, which resulted in an impact with frozen lake ice. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the helicopter from the left seat contrary to the rotorcraft flight manual, and the decision to continue the flight after the initial impact.

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