# NTSB Accident ANC22LA023
> **EUROCOPTER AS 350 BA** · 2022-03-15 · Valdez, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC22LA023
- **Event ID:** 20220316104788
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-03-15
- **Location:** Valdez, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.262204, -145.87494
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS 350 BA
- **Registration:** N99676
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in flat light conditions, which resulted in landing short of the intended landing spot and impact with terrain.

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