# NTSB Accident ERA23FA352
> **EUROCOPTER EC135** · 2023-08-28 · Pompano Beach, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA352
- **Event ID:** 20230828192950
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-08-28
- **Location:** Pompano Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.240252, -80.122249
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** EC135
- **Registration:** N109BC
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inflight fire outside of the engine firewalls, likely from overheating of the No. 1 engine for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a partial tailboom separation.

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