# NTSB Accident WPR20LA211
> **BELL UH1H** · 2020-07-07 · Payson, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20LA211
- **Event ID:** 20200707X72533
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-07-07
- **Location:** Payson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.271945, -111.52749
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** UH1H
- **Registration:** N623PB
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A flight control malfunction due to either a hydraulic hardover or a flight control stiffness event, which resulted in a loss of control.

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