# NTSB Accident LAX00LA220
> **Sikorsky HH-3F** · 2000-06-10 · WELLINGTON, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA220
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21262
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-10
- **Location:** WELLINGTON, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.612777, -119.392219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sikorsky
- **Model:** HH-3F
- **Registration:** N500XL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's encounter with a wind shear while maneuvering at low altitude in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a high descent rate and inadvertent entry into a power settling condition.

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