# NTSB Accident FTW97TA046
> **Aerospatiale AS-355-F1** · 1996-11-23 · TAOS, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97TA046
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07040
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-23
- **Location:** TAOS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.379436, -105.570983
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS-355-F1
- **Registration:** N606SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was terrain induced turbulence.

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