# NTSB Accident WPR23LA200
> **EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3** · 2023-05-24 · San Diego, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23LA200
- **Event ID:** 20230525192242
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-24
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.570396, -116.98481
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** AS 350 B3
- **Registration:** N791AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during a hover taxi due to distraction resulting from the unanticipated activation of strobing lights while using night vision googles.

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