# NTSB Accident LAX95FA339
> **Bell 206L-1** · 1995-09-20 · IRVINE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95FA339
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04514
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-20
- **Location:** IRVINE, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N700TH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's intentional VFR flight into IMC conditions and failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude, and the local controller's improper use of ATC procedure/technique.  Factors in the accident were the helicopter's low fuel state and lack of the required equipment for IFR flight.

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