# NTSB Accident FTW94FA231
> **AEROSPATIALE AS-350B1** · 1994-07-13 · GALVESTON, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW94FA231
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01731
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-07-13
- **Location:** GALVESTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.3005, -94.789382
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS-350B1
- **Registration:** N350WM
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE TORQUING OF THE LEFT LATERAL SERVO BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH ALLOWED IT TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CONTROLS, LEADING TO AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL.

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