# NTSB Accident WPR09LA125
> **EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2** · 2009-02-23 · Cave Creek, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09LA125
- **Event ID:** 20090223X04221
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-02-23
- **Location:** Cave Creek, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.818054, -111.897781
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS 350 B2
- **Registration:** N353P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged landing flare.  Contributing to the accident was the brownout condition created by the dust cloud that interfered with the pilot's perception of proximity to the ground, and the glare interference from the parked fire vehicles headlights with the pilot's night vision goggles.

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