# NTSB Accident CEN17FA103
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429** · 2017-02-15 · Shreveport, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17FA103
- **Event ID:** 20170215X50149
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-15
- **Location:** Shreveport, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.311389, -93.705558
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
- **Model:** 429
- **Registration:** N598PB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions resulting in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.

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