# NTSB Accident LAX02TA299
> **Eurocopter AS350-B3** · 2002-09-29 · Bishop, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02TA299
- **Event ID:** 20021004X05284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-29
- **Location:** Bishop, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.372776, -118.363609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS350-B3
- **Registration:** N352SA
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the disengagement of the collective locking mechanism due to component wear.

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