# NTSB Accident GAA19CA209
> **Bell 206** · 2019-04-12 · Big Pine, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA209
- **Event ID:** 20190417X42240
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-04-12
- **Location:** Big Pine, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.727222, -81.389999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N173MS
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while it was being reloaded with the rotors turning in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a rotor strike with ground equipment.

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