# NTSB Accident LAX05LA289
> **Bell 206B** · 2005-09-05 · Long Beach, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA289
- **Event ID:** 20050906X01386
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-05
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.817779, -118.151664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N667JM
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision not to release the banner when it became entangled on itself, which resulted in the banner tow rope becoming ensnarled with the tail rotor system.

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