# NTSB LAX93T#A02: Bell 412, N412LA, Topanga, CA, March 31, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: March 30, 1993, 16:15 local (Mar 31, 1993, 00:15 UTC)
- Place: Topanga, CA
- Coordinates: 34.100364, -118.600082 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1004&lon=-118.6001&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX93T#A02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27991/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93T%23A02

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N412LA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412LA-2018-02-28), registration cancelled 2018-02-28, S/N 33061, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412
- Registry model: [Bell 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (registry code 1182202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (registry code 52103, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: No damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: Los Angeles County Fire Dept
- Departed: WESTLAKE, CA
- Destination: CA

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## Other investigations on N412LA (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 GAA15CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA230), Aug 17, 2015: Bell 412 (N412LA), Whittier, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to appropriately monitor the helicopter's fuel supply, resulting in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and an autorotation with a hard landing.

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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