# NTSB Accident ERA16LA253
> **BELL 429** · 2016-07-11 · Georgetown, DE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA253
- **Event ID:** 20160711X20144
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-11
- **Location:** Georgetown, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.6875, -75.359169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 429
- **Registration:** N1SP
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The emergency response team's failure to ensure that the system operator was secured to the helicopter, which resulted in his fall during the recurrent rescue hoist training operation.

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