# Accident 20040408005959A: Urocop EC130B4, Denver, CO, April 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QMLR
- Location: 39.7853° N, 104.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7853&lon=-104.5431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (registry code 8680989, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 (registry code 60056, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UROCOP EC130B4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040408005959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN04CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA058), Apr 8, 2004: Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 (N151AC), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N151AC (1)

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

- [Incident 20070601008329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070601008329I), Jun 1, 2007: Urocop EC130B4 (N151AC), Cedar Rapids, IA, No damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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