# NTSB Accident ERA16LA159
> **EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS350** · 2016-04-15 · Jasper, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA159
- **Event ID:** 20160415X13505
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-04-15
- **Location:** Jasper, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.445556, -84.445831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER FRANCE
- **Model:** AS350
- **Registration:** N561AM
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of helicopter control due to vortex ring state, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct the landing approach with a tailwind.

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