# NTSB Accident CEN13FA344
> **EUROCOPTER AS350B2** · 2013-06-11 · Talihina, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA344
- **Event ID:** 20130612X12326
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-11
- **Location:** Talihina, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.756668, -95.084167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS350B2
- **Registration:** N935EM
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The helicopter pilot's failure to see and avoid the 40-ft-tall lamp post during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight evaluation of the obstructions in the takeoff path.

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