# NTSB Accident CEN22LA122
> **BELL 206** · 2022-02-12 · Eldorado, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22LA122
- **Event ID:** 20220216104650
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-02-12
- **Location:** Eldorado, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.817509, -88.441959
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N469AE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Overheating of two lithium batteries in the paramedic’s flight suit pocket resulting in an explosion and fire that seriously injured the paramedic as the helicopter was about to take off.

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