# NTSB Accident FTW00LA153
> **Eurocopter AS350B2** · 2000-05-24 · PATTERSON, LA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW00LA153
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21000
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-24
- **Location:** PATTERSON, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.689756, -91.299865
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS350B2
- **Registration:** N350JG
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the tail rotor spider bearing, the pilot's failure to follow the proper emergency procedures as stated in the helicopter's checklist by not performing a run-on landing, and the inadvertent deactivation of the hydraulic system.

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