# NTSB Accident FTW01LA081
> **Sikorsky SK-76A** · 2001-03-20 · EC 270, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01LA081
- **Event ID:** 20010327X00654
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-03-20
- **Location:** EC 270, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 8
- **Total aboard:** 9
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sikorsky
- **Model:** SK-76A
- **Registration:** N376AL
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the passenger's inadvertent encounter with the rotating main rotor blades.

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