# NTSB Accident LAX07TA227
> **Bell 205 A1++** · 2007-07-23 · Happy Camp, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX07TA227
- **Event ID:** 20070804X01107
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-07-23
- **Location:** Happy Camp, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 205 A1++
- **Registration:** N205BR
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees during a long-line operation.  Contributing factors were the Forest Service's inadequate communication between crews, failure to properly assess the safety of the intended drop zone, reduced visibility to the right side of the helicopter, and the trees.

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