# NTSB Accident GAA16LA056
> **AIRBUS EC135** · 2015-11-19 · Apple Valley, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16LA056
- **Event ID:** 20151119X93456
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-11-19
- **Location:** Apple Valley, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.599166, -117.190551
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBUS
- **Model:** EC135
- **Registration:** N36RX
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The ingestion of a towel from an unsecured storage container at the landing site into the helicopter's fenestron during the landing.

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