# Accident 20050713015759A: Urocop EC120B, Folsom, CA, July 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2005, 19:11 local time
- Place: Folsom, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6392° N, 121.2206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6392&lon=-121.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC120B (registry code 8680987, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F (registry code 60010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UROCOP EC120B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIU2F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05GA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05GA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050713015759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A ROUTINE PATROL FLIGHT, THE SACRAMENTO SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER, AN EC-120, HAD A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING AND COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND OBSERVER WERE FATALLY INJURED, A THIRD OCCUPANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 LAX05GA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05GA231), Jul 14, 2005: Eurocopter France EC120B (N266SD), Fair Oaks, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the constant delta P diaphragm in the fuel control unit, which resulted in an increased fuel flow and subsequent catastrophic failure of the engine. The diaphragm's failure was the…

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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