# NTSB Accident LAX04TA264
> **Bell 212HP** · 2004-05-25 · Chester, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04TA264
- **Event ID:** 20040723X01054
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-25
- **Location:** Chester, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.306388, -121.230834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 212HP
- **Registration:** N362EH
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's excessive use of the cyclic and collective controls in response to the helicopter's unexpected rocking motion, which led to a main rotor contact with the upper wire cutter mounted on the cabin roof.  A factor in the accident was the rough, sloping nature of the landing zone chosen for the firebase.

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