# NTSB Accident ATL00LA058
> **Bell 407** · 2000-06-05 · LAKE PLACID, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL00LA058
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21153
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-05
- **Location:** LAKE PLACID, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.289344, -81.360702
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N234BH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to establish/maintain a safe rate of descent during approach to landing.  Contributing factors were the pilot's incorrect altimeter (Kollsman) setting, smoke, and dark night conditions.

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