# NTSB Accident LAX99FA003
> **Bell 222** · 1998-10-04 · LAS VEGAS, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99FA003
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11279
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-04
- **Location:** LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.249008, -115.039878
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 222
- **Registration:** N213ML
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure that both throttles were in the takeoff position.  Factors were the pilot's decision to takeoff with a tailwind, and his lack of recurrent emergency procedure training in this helicopter.

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