# Accident 20070203001939A: Urocop EC120B, Griffin, GA, February 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Griffin-Spalding County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6194° N, 84.5056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6194&lon=-84.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491AE-2012-10-09) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070203001939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A RATED PILOT FAILED TO APPLY PROPER PEDAL INPUT. AS THE HELICOPTER WAS LIFTING TO A HOVER THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO ROTATE ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS. THE SECOND PILOT BEGAN TO GIVE VERBAL COMMANDS TO THE PILOT ON CONTROL. THE PILOT ON CONTROL FAILED TO RESPOND TO THOSE VERBAL COMMANDS AS THE HELICOPTER ROTATED HEADING 90 DEGREES. THE SECOND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO WRESTLE THE CONTROLS FROM THE PILOT ON CONTROL. THE TAIL HIT THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 ATL07CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA037), Feb 3, 2007: Eurocopter France EC120B (N491AE), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The first pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during hover in ground effect, and the second pilot's (a certificated flight instructor), delayed remedial action, which…

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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