# NTSB Accident LAX95LA019
> **EUROCOPTER AS-350D** · 1994-10-24 · KAUPO, HI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA019
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02476
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-10-24
- **Location:** KAUPO, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.769802, -155.990142
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS-350D
- **Registration:** N5771L
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a total loss of engine power by the corrosion fatigue failure of the compressor impeller due to the failure of company maintenance personnel to perform the prescribed daily compressor wash procedures and the inadequate maintenance inspections, which failed to detect the corrosion and subsequent pitting, that led to the fatigue initiation.

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