# NTSB Accident WPR14FA195
> **AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3** · 2014-05-18 · Peach Springs, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR14FA195
- **Event ID:** 20140518X03315
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-05-18
- **Location:** Peach Springs, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.9925, -113.781112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP
- **Model:** AS350B3
- **Registration:** N840PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to exit the helicopter while it was running and his failure to properly secure the flight controls with the engine operating at flight idle before exiting the helicopter.

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