# NTSB Accident WPR16LA019
> **AMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS350B3** · 2015-10-24 · Folsom, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16LA019
- **Event ID:** 20151029X24739
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-24
- **Location:** Folsom, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.735832, -121.126663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC
- **Model:** AS350B3
- **Registration:** N911WL
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to perform simulated engine failure training in accordance with manufacturer guidance, including his improper recovery from the maneuver, which resulted in an overshoot of the intended landing zone when the engine did not respond as expected; his selection of an unsuitable landing area; and his decision to perform the maneuver near the helicopter's maximum gross weight, which resulted in a hard landing.

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