# NTSB Accident WPR18LA242
> **Bell 212** · 2018-08-25 · Dardanelle, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18LA242
- **Event ID:** 20180827X83714
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-25
- **Location:** Dardanelle, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.355834, -119.84249
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 212
- **Registration:** N512TA
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight failure of the trunnion bearing and subsequent failure of the drive link and swashplate support, which resulted in the loss of helicopter control.

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