# NTSB Accident ATL02FA062
> **Eurocopter France AS355 F1** · 2002-03-09 · Savannah, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL02FA062
- **Event ID:** 20020314X00344
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-03-09
- **Location:** Savannah, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.061032, -81.107292
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter France
- **Model:** AS355 F1
- **Registration:** N355D
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow operating procedures and,  experienced spatial disorientation while attempting a night landing to an offshore platform. A factor was a dark night.

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