# NTSB Accident LAX08LA198
> **EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3** · 2008-06-27 · Ash Fork, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08LA198
- **Event ID:** 20080708X00989
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-06-27
- **Location:** Ash Fork, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.189723, -112.471389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS 350 B3
- **Registration:** N586AE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation resulting in his failure to detect and compensate for an unintentional descent during a go-around. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate choice of landing approach, reduced visibility from brownout conditions, and the dark night.

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