# NTSB Accident MIA97LA099
> **Bell UH-1B** · 1997-03-11 · LABELLE, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA099
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07598
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-11
- **Location:** LABELLE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.640306, -81.339607
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** UH-1B
- **Registration:** N70696
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Company maintenance personnel's failure to properly evaluate a main rotor system problem resulting in main rotor straps with multiple laminates separated due to fatigue cracking being allowed to continue in service until failure and separation of a main rotor blade.

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