# NTSB Accident LAX03LA225
> **American Eurocopter AS350BA** · 2003-07-05 · Temple Bar, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA225
- **Event ID:** 20030715X01111
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-05
- **Location:** Temple Bar, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.065277, -114.460281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** American Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS350BA
- **Registration:** N2273A
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to follow the published electrical system emergency procedures for a hot battery, and his misjudged landing flare during the terminal phase of the autorotation maneuver at low level.

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