# NTSB Accident CHI97FA149
> **Bell 206L3** · 1997-05-27 · BOISE, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA149
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07861
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-27
- **Location:** BOISE, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.559886, -116.210975
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L3
- **Registration:** N35CH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the improper torque meter installation by maintenance personnel, attempting flight with known discrepancies by the pilot-in-command and the check airman, and an improper autorotation by the pilot-in-command with improper oversight of the autorotation maneuver by the check airman.

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