# NTSB Accident DEN05LA053
> **Eurocopter AS 350 B3** · 2005-01-30 · Pilar, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05LA053
- **Event ID:** 20050209X00160
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-01-30
- **Location:** Pilar, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.246665, -105.848335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS 350 B3
- **Registration:** N351LG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, and his improper use of night vision goggles (NVG).  Contributing factors were the pilot's spatial disorientation, his self-induced pressure to return the helicopter to its home base, his lack of experience in the use of NVG's, his use of exterior lights on a dark night light, under overcast skies, and against snow-covered terrain.

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