# NTSB Accident LAX01LA304
> **Aerospatiale AS350BA** · 2001-09-23 · Chico, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA304
- **Event ID:** 20011002X02023
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-23
- **Location:** Chico, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.734722, -121.85028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS350BA
- **Registration:** N911NT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision and delay in initiating a go-around during an encounter with brown out conditions, which led to his failure to maintain alignment of the helicopter with the intended go-around flight path and a resulting collision with trees.

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