# NTSB Accident GAA17CA562
> **EUROCOPTER AS 350** · 2017-09-27 · Fullerton, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA562
- **Event ID:** 20170927X35946
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-27
- **Location:** Fullerton, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.871944, -117.979721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS 350
- **Registration:** N515ET
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot under evaluation’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a simulated hydraulic failure, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was the check pilot’s delayed remedial action.

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