# NTSB Accident BFO89FA079
> **BELL 206B-III** · 1989-09-10 · WHITE PLAINS, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89FA079
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29307
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-10
- **Location:** WHITE PLAINS, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.59019, -76.96997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B-III
- **Registration:** N3195B
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES IN THAT HE DELAYED HIS CLIMB DURING A NIGHT TAKEOFF FROM A CONFINED AREA. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE DARK NIGHT AND SURROUNDING OBSTRUCTIONS.

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