# NTSB Accident CEN15TA017
> **AIRBUS HELICOPTERS AS 350 B3** · 2014-10-17 · Lordsburg, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15TA017
- **Event ID:** 20141020X13547
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-10-17
- **Location:** Lordsburg, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.569723, -108.873886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
- **Model:** AS 350 B3
- **Registration:** N852BP
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate drift control and skid clearance from the ground during takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the aft right skid contacted a rock.

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