# NTSB Accident LAX89LA270
> **BELL 206B** · 1989-08-09 · BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA270
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29155
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-09
- **Location:** BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N90296
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE HELICOPTER BEING FLOWN IN EXHAUST GASES EMANATING FROM A COGENERATION PLANT CHIMNEY STACK THAT EXCEEDED THE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS OF THE POWERPLANT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INVISIBLE NATURE OF THE EXHAUST GASES WHICH MADE THE DETECTION OF THEIR PRESENCE UNLIKELY.

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