# NTSB Accident LAX98LA140
> **Bell 206L-1** · 1998-04-21 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA140
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09893
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-21
- **Location:** LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.060192, -118.239959
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N87WC
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An overtemp of the engine during start within 10 hours of the accident, and the failure to report the event to the maintenance facility.

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