# NTSB Accident NYC06MA131
> **Eurocopter EC-135P1** · 2006-05-30 · Washington, DC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC06MA131
- **Event ID:** 20060607X00691
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-05-30
- **Location:** Washington, DC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.934444, -77.007774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** EC-135P1
- **Registration:** N601FH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The operator's inadequate training program and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter following his inadvertent disabling of the No. 1 and then the No. 2 engine full authority digital engine control system.

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