# NTSB Accident ERA14TA096
> **EUROCOPTER AS350B3** · 2014-01-18 · Houlton, ME, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14TA096
- **Event ID:** 20140119X64330
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-01-18
- **Location:** Houlton, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.124721, -67.792221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS350B3
- **Registration:** N578AE
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An engine compartment explosion during takeoff; the origin of the explosion could not be determined during postaccident examination due to extensive fire damage.

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