# NTSB Accident DFW08FA062
> **Eurocopter France AS350B2** · 2008-02-06 · S. Padre Island, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW08FA062
- **Event ID:** 20080222X00227
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-02-06
- **Location:** S. Padre Island, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.138889, -97.206947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter France
- **Model:** AS350B2
- **Registration:** N911VA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the helicopter impacting the water.  Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, the low ceiling, dark night conditions, and the pilot's lack of recent instrument flying experience.

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