# NTSB Accident FTW99FA094
> **Eurocopter AS-350-B2** · 1999-03-17 · EUGENE IS. 193 · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99FA094
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00317
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-03-17
- **Location:** EUGENE IS. 193
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS-350-B2
- **Registration:** N6100R
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the loss of control as a result of the spring-steel extension becoming entangled with the hatch door handle during takeoff.  A contributing factor was the flat design of the spring-steel extension.

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