# NTSB Accident ERA16LA104
> **BELL 206** · 2016-02-06 · Linden, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA104
- **Event ID:** 20160209X75436
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-02-06
- **Location:** Linden, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.617221, -74.24472
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N206R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain helicopter control during the initial takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action due to his distraction by looking outside the helicopter to ensure that the area was clear.

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