# NTSB Accident DFW07LA043
> **Eurocopter EC120B** · 2006-12-21 · Grand Prairie, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW07LA043
- **Event ID:** 20061226X01846
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-12-21
- **Location:** Grand Prairie, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.698612, -97.046943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** EC120B
- **Registration:** N171AE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action which resulted in a hard landing.  A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the practice autorotation.

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