# NTSB Accident WPR22LA340
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1** · 2022-09-10 · Banning, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22LA340
- **Event ID:** 20220911105896
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-09-10
- **Location:** Banning, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.916332, -116.85932
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N242BH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper attachment of the tail rotor drive shaft to the air conditioner drive pulley without a drive ring, which resulted in the failure of the hardware, a loss of tail rotor drive, and the loss of control of the helicopter followed by a hard landing and rollover.

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