# NTSB Accident CEN10CA545
> **AEROSPATIALE AS 355F1** · 2010-09-17 · Pikes Peak, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10CA545
- **Event ID:** 20100916X10056
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-09-17
- **Location:** Pikes Peak, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.06044, -105.310379
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS 355F1
- **Registration:** N5802W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The helicopter's encounter with an unexpected downdraft, which resulted in a hard landing.

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