# NTSB Accident WPR21LA236
> **BELL UH-1H** · 2021-06-15 · Townsend, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR21LA236
- **Event ID:** 20210622103312
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-06-15
- **Location:** Townsend, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.3245, -111.291
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** UH-1H
- **Registration:** N398M
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control after an encounter with settling with power during approach at an altitude that was too low for recovery, which resulted in a hard landing.

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