# NTSB Accident WPR14LA160
> **AGUSTAWESTLAND SPA AW109SP** · 2014-04-05 · Astoria, OR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR14LA160
- **Event ID:** 20140408X81146
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-04-05
- **Location:** Astoria, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.11, -124.11
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AGUSTAWESTLAND SPA
- **Model:** AW109SP
- **Registration:** N361CR
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The decision by the ship pilot and the helicopter crew to lower the ship pilot to a location on the ship that did not provide the helicopter pilot with an adequate view of the ship. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate pre-mission coordination between the ship, the ship pilot agency, and the helicopter operator.

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