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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Urocop EC 130 B4 · Denver, CO · April 8, 2004

Date: April 8, 2004 · 13:00 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Front Range Airport
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: QMLR
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N151AC
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04CA058
Reported as: Urocop EC130B4
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N151ACRegistered now · Eurocopter EC 130 B4S/N 3732 · Built 2003 Airframe modelEurocopter EC 130 B4 Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-2B1Turbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) On April 8, 2004 at 1300 MST, a Eurocopter EC-130-B4, N151AC, was substantially damaged when it encountered the terrain and rolled over at Front Range Airport (ftg) watkins, Colorado. The airline transport pilot certificated flight instructor and the commercial certificated dual student reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 8, 2004 AT 1300 MST, A EUROCOPTER EC-130-B4, N151AC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED THE TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (FTG) WATKINS, COLORADO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED DUAL STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWatkins, COthe dual student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors contributing to the accident were inadequate supervision by the instructor pilot, the high wind, the gusts, and the crosswinds.Apr 8, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N151AC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20070601008329INormal Cruise · Cedar Rapids, IA(-23) On June 1, 2007, at approximately 22:30 local time, air methods corp. was engaged in a medical flight transporting a patient from st. lukes hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics in Iowa city, Iowa. Approximately…Jun 1, 2007 · No damage