# NTSB Accident CEN13FA174
> **EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2** · 2013-02-22 · Oklahoma City, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA174
- **Event ID:** 20130222X12624
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-02-22
- **Location:** Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.565555, -97.646942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS 350 B2
- **Registration:** N917EM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to engine ice ingestion during initial climb after takeoff in dark night light conditions. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an installed engine air inlet cover while the helicopter was parked outside, exposed to precipitation and freezing temperatures before the accident, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that failed to detect ice accumulation in the area of the air inlet.

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