# NTSB Accident NYC05MA039
> **Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2** · 2005-01-11 · Oxon Hill, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC05MA039
- **Event ID:** 20050120X00080
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-01-11
- **Location:** Oxon Hill, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.783611, -77.019165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter Deutschland
- **Model:** EC 135 P2
- **Registration:** N136LN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the dark night conditions, limited outside visual references, and the lack of an operable radar altimeter in the helicopter.

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