# NTSB Accident LAX98TA123
> **Bell 206B** · 1998-03-20 · SANTA CLARITA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98TA123
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09729
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-20
- **Location:** SANTA CLARITA, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N3186L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance with the wires.  Additional factors in this accident are the position of the sun at that time of the day, which made it difficult to see the wires, and the lack of markings or poles for that series of wires.

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