# NTSB Accident ERA26LA194
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4** · 2026-04-30 · Chapmansboro, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA26LA194
- **Event ID:** 20260501202916
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2026-04-30
- **Location:** Chapmansboro, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.340755, -87.16658
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
- **Model:** 206L-4
- **Registration:** N409AE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the volunteer fire department personnel to properly monitor and secure a stretcher, which resulted in it rolling into the helicopter’s tail rotor.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=ERA26LA194) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*