# NTSB Accident LAX93LA050
> **BELL 206B-III** · 1992-11-21 · HILO, HI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93LA050
- **Event ID:** 20001211X16074
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-11-21
- **Location:** HILO, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 19.689428, -155.079681
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B-III
- **Registration:** N789N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT IN AND NEAR A VOLCANIC GAS CLOUD WHICH INDUCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A LACK OF COMBUSTIBLE OXYGEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

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