# Accident 20060505010039A: Urocop EC120B, Patterson, LA, May 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2006, 07:05 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514AL-2013-05-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,709 total, 1,409 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060505010039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A CLIMBING TURN THE CYCLIC MOVED UN-COMMANDED TO THE FORWARD RIGHT, AND COLLECTIVE MOVED UPWARD. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THESE UN-COMMANDED CONTROL MOVEMENTS. ENTIRE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM REMOVED AND SENT FOR FURTHER EVALUATION BY NTSB. RESULTS NOT YET AVAILABLE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS DEPENDENT UPON INVESTIGATION RESULTS.

## 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 DFW06LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA118), May 5, 2006: Eurocopter EC120B (N514AL), Intracoastal, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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