# NTSB Accident ERA16LA015
> **BELL 206L 3** · 2015-10-15 · Dickinson, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA015
- **Event ID:** 20151015X81026
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-15
- **Location:** Dickinson, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.759166, -87.699447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206L 3
- **Registration:** N206CJ
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper installation by company maintenance personnel of the securing hardware of a tail rotor driveshaft section, which resulted in that section of tail rotor driveshaft disconnecting and a complete loss of tail rotor thrust.

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