# NTSB Accident DEN03LA020
> **Aerospatiale AS-350BA** · 2002-12-02 · Monticello, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA020
- **Event ID:** 20021209X05577
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-12-02
- **Location:** Monticello, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.937221, -109.327774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS-350BA
- **Registration:** N20840
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm.  A related factor was the presence of an object in the path during the touchdown.

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