# NTSB Accident LAX05FA056
> **Eurocopter France AS350BA** · 2004-12-30 · Panamint Spring, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA056
- **Event ID:** 20050111X00037
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-30
- **Location:** Panamint Spring, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.345554, -117.504447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter France
- **Model:** AS350BA
- **Registration:** N410JC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged lateral distance from a mountainside and failure to maintain an adequate clearance from terrain and obstacles while performing a low altitude filming maneuver.

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