# NTSB Accident NYC97LA041
> **Bell 206A** · 1997-01-03 · LINDEN, NJ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA041
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-03
- **Location:** LINDEN, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206A
- **Registration:** N555SJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot allowing the rotor RPM to decay and his failure to take remedial action in time to recover the autorotation.

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