# NTSB Accident LAX03LA297
> **Eurocopter France AS 350 BA** · 2003-09-09 · Hilo, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA297
- **Event ID:** 20030923X01576
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-09-09
- **Location:** Hilo, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 19, -155
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter France
- **Model:** AS 350 BA
- **Registration:** N5206J
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control.  Contributing factors were fog, rough/uneven terrain, and spatial disorientation.

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