# NTSB Accident WPR21LA268
> **BELL 212HP** · 2021-07-07 · Weed, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR21LA268
- **Event ID:** 20210713103465
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-07-07
- **Location:** Weed, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.537, -122.378
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 212HP
- **Registration:** N911KW
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during an approach to a lake. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to release the full water bucket as the helicopter was settling, which reduced the helicopter’s out-of-ground-effect performance.

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