# NTSB Accident LAX03MA292
> **Aerospatiale AS350BA** · 2003-09-20 · GrandCanyonWest, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03MA292
- **Event ID:** 20031001X01630
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-09-20
- **Location:** GrandCanyonWest, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.985, -113.793334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 7
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS350BA
- **Registration:** N270SH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's disregard of safe flying procedures and misjudgment of the helicopter's proximity to terrain, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a canyon wall. Contributing to the accident was the failure of Sundance Helicopters and the Federal Aviation Administration to provide adequate surveillance of Sundance's air tour operations in Descent Canyon.

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