# NTSB Incident DCA20IA081
> **AEROSPATIALE AS350BA** · 2020-02-06 · Johnson Valley, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA20IA081
- **Event ID:** 20200216X63101
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2020-02-06
- **Location:** Johnson Valley, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.131668, -115.945831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS350BA
- **Registration:** N611TC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the small UAS remote pilot to give way to the helicopter, resulting in an inflight collision.    Contributing to the incident was the sUAS remote pilot’s failure to assess and mitigate the risks of operations in close proximity to other aircraft.  Also contributing to the incident was the lack of inclusion of the sUAS operations as a part of the aviation activity and risk mitigation.

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