# NTSB Accident ERA10TA142
> **EUROCOPTER AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN** · 2010-02-12 · Cheverly, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10TA142
- **Event ID:** 20100216X01647
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-02-12
- **Location:** Cheverly, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.930278, -76.919998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN
- **Registration:** N61MD
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Incomplete clearing of snow from the helipad and vicinity. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a NOTAM regarding the presence of snow banks and the pilot's failure to ensure that the helicopter was clear of a snow bank prior to departure.

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