# NTSB LAX92T#A14: Bell 206-L3, N3178L, Van Nuys, CA, August 5, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: August 5, 1992, 09:48 local (16:48 UTC)
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Coordinates: 34.190986, -118.490104 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1910&lon=-118.4901&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX92T#A14
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27790/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92T%23A14

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3178L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206-L3
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: California Highway Patrol
- Departed: VNY
- Destination: SNA, SANTA ANA, CA

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

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.

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