# NTSB Accident ANC08LA076
> **EUROCOPTER AS-350 BA** · 2008-06-23 · Chickaloon, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC08LA076
- **Event ID:** 20080630X00954
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-06-23
- **Location:** Chickaloon, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.518333, -147.31694
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS-350 BA
- **Registration:** N357CH
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's incorrect actions during an out-of ground-effect hover, which resulted in the helicopter entering a main rotor ring vortex state, and a settling with power condition, producing an excessive descent rate and collision with terrain.

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