# NTSB Accident WPR23LA061
> **EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4** · 2022-12-08 · Waimea, HI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23LA061
- **Event ID:** 20221209106435
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-12-08
- **Location:** Waimea, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.006, -155.796
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** EC 130 B4
- **Registration:** N130WS
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to entering a vortex ring state condition, which resulted in a hard landing.

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