# NTSB Accident ERA09LA378
> **EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2** · 2009-07-03 · Loris, SC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09LA378
- **Event ID:** 20090706X01537
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-03
- **Location:** Loris, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.058887, -78.89833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS 350 B2
- **Registration:** N53963
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The crew's failure to see and avoid a steel pole during a nighttime approach to the helipad.

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