# NTSB Accident MIA92LA111
> **BELL UH-1B** · 1992-04-22 · LA BELLE, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA92LA111
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-04-22
- **Location:** LA BELLE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.6408, -81.340866
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** UH-1B
- **Registration:** N4028F
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, IN HIS FAILURE TO IDENTIFY A CRACK IN A BRAZED AREA SURROUNDING AN ATTACH POINT ON THE AIR DIFFUSER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS OBSTACLES THAT WERE AHEAD OF THE FLIGHT PATH.

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