# NTSB Accident LAX98LA053
> **McDonnell Douglas 369HS** · 1997-12-06 · SAIPAN, IN · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA053
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09331
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-06
- **Location:** SAIPAN, IN
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 5
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** 369HS
- **Registration:** N9068F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the maintenance facility to comply with the service bulletins, which resulted in the development of a corrosion pit, subsequent leakage and failure of the acceleration bellows of the fuel control.

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