# NTSB Accident LAX04LA261
> **Eurocopter France AS350 B2** · 2004-07-12 · Peach Springs, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA261
- **Event ID:** 20040714X00976
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-12
- **Location:** Peach Springs, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.990276, -113.81639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter France
- **Model:** AS350 B2
- **Registration:** N91MH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of downwind takeoff direction and improper use of the collective control prior to reaching translational lift, which resulted in a settling with power condition and a collision with the ground.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm.

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