# NTSB Accident LAX04LA285
> **Eurocopter France AS350B3** · 2004-06-26 · Cibecue, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA285
- **Event ID:** 20040917X01456
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-26
- **Location:** Cibecue, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.044723, -110.484725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter France
- **Model:** AS350B3
- **Registration:** N5226R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain a proper decent rate during the landing approach and misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.  A factor in the accident was the brownout conditions created by the dust cloud that interfered with the pilot's perception of proximity to the ground.

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