# NTSB Accident GAA18CA424
> **Bell 206** · 2018-07-16 · New Castle, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA424
- **Event ID:** 20180716X60511
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-07-16
- **Location:** New Castle, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.564723, -85.235557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N39LR
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure that the fill hose was disconnected from the helicopter before takeoff, which resulted in the fill hose striking the tail rotor and the subsequent loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing to the accident was inadequate communication between the ground crewman and the pilot.

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