# NTSB Accident ERA10MA188
> **EUROCOPTER AS-350-B3** · 2010-03-25 · Brownsville, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10MA188
- **Event ID:** 20100325X93604
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-03-25
- **Location:** Brownsville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.607223, -89.194999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS-350-B3
- **Registration:** N855HW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to attempt the flight into approaching adverse weather, resulting in an encounter with a thunderstorm with localized instrument meteorological conditions, heavy rain, and severe turbulence that led to a loss of control.

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