# NTSB Accident WPR21LA027
> **AMERICAN EUROCOPTER AS350B3** · 2020-10-27 · Silver City, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR21LA027
- **Event ID:** 20201027102200
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-10-27
- **Location:** Silver City, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.769381, -108.21173
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS350B3
- **Registration:** N530H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude above terrain while operating in reduced visibility due to snow showers.

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