# NTSB Accident CEN12LA235
> **Eurocopter SA315B** · 2012-03-30 · Alva, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA235
- **Event ID:** 20120409X21232
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-03-30
- **Location:** Alva, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.792974, -98.66531
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** SA315B
- **Registration:** N929JV
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the current and previous operators to comply with the manufacturer's maintenance procedures for operation in sandy environments, which resulted in turbine case erosion and the subsequent uncontained engine failure.

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