# NTSB Accident LAX03LA138
> **Eurocopter France AS355N** · 2003-04-18 · Redding, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA138
- **Event ID:** 20030428X00582
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-18
- **Location:** Redding, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.580276, -122.41333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter France
- **Model:** AS355N
- **Registration:** N355J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate obstruction clearance during landing, which resulted in the tail rotor contacting a brush pile.  The accident sequence was precipitated by the initiation of a precautionary landing by the pilot due to a discrepancy with the engines' torque meter gauge.

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