# NTSB Accident LAX00LA013
> **Bell 206B** · 1999-10-14 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA013
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19988
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-14
- **Location:** LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.909584, -118.399223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N16889
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

**This report was modified on 2/23/2016. Please refer to the public docket for this accident for additional information.**  The pilot-in-command's excessive rate of descent and improper use of the collective control, which resulted in a low rotor rpm condition.

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