# NTSB Accident LAX97GA325
> **Bell 205A-1** · 1997-09-12 · SEQUIM, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97GA325
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08876
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-12
- **Location:** SEQUIM, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.060199, -123.059783
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 5
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 205A-1
- **Registration:** N90HJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions in mountainous terrain.

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