# NTSB Accident LAX05GA192
> **Eurocopter AS 350 B2** · 2005-06-02 · Bisbee, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05GA192
- **Event ID:** 20050610X00751
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-02
- **Location:** Bisbee, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.439443, -109.835281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS 350 B2
- **Registration:** N5205F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate forward airspeed, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, while operating near the out of ground effect hover capability of the helicopter.  Contributing factors to the accident was the high density altitude and the pilot's lack of experience in the operating environment.

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