# NTSB Accident LAX97LA206
> **Bell UH-1B** · 1997-06-11 · HERON, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA206
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08170
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-11
- **Location:** HERON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.200027, -120.090759
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** UH-1B
- **Registration:** N888SJ
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.  A factor relating to the accident was that the engine lost power when the helicopter was outside (below) the limits of the height/velocity curve.

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