# NTSB Accident LAX07MA231
> **EUROCOPTER AS350-B2** · 2007-07-27 · Phoenix, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX07MA231
- **Event ID:** 20070802X01089
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-07-27
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS350-B2
- **Registration:** N613TV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other helicopter. Contributing to this failure was the pilots' responsibility to perform reporting and visual tracking duties to support their station's ENG operation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of formal procedures for Phoenix-area ENG pilots to follow regarding the conduct of these operations.

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