# Accident 19970912026519A: Bell 205A1, Sequim, WA, September 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1997
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 48.0602° N, 123.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0602&lon=-123.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90HJ-1997-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97GA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97GA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER IMPACTED STEEP TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97GA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97GA325), Sep 12, 1997: Bell 205A-1 (N90HJ), Sequim, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions in mountainous terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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