# NTSB Accident LAX08LA200
> **SIKORSKY S-76A** · 2008-06-27 · Santa Maria, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08LA200
- **Event ID:** 20080711X01019
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-06-27
- **Location:** Santa Maria, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.61111, -120.730834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 9
- **Total aboard:** 10
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIKORSKY
- **Model:** S-76A
- **Registration:** N343AA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The copilot's misjudged clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing.  Contributing to the accident were the inadequately marked heliport surface and the close proximity of an obstruction near the landing area.

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