# NTSB Accident LAX00FA136
> **Aerospatiale AS350B** · 2000-03-27 · VAN NUYS, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA136
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20661
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-27
- **Location:** VAN NUYS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.190773, -118.490631
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS350B
- **Registration:** N500WC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to land as soon as practical and to utilize the available accumulator pressure to transition from hover to flight.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot's physical stature and strength, and the inadequate and incomplete emergency training and flight manual information.

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