# Accident 20070212001969A: Urocop EC120B, Pecan Island, LA, February 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2007, 08:15 local time
- Place: Pecan Island, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: U0GA
- Location: 28.7800° N, 92.5411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7800&lon=-92.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690WR-2009-04-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,426 total, 153 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070212001969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO OFFSHORE PLATFORM, AIRCRAFT STRUCK KNOWN OBJECT IN VFR CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT SANK AND RECOVERED. UPON INVESTIGATION, ALL COMPONENTS APPEARED OPERATIONAL AT TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 CHI07FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA069), Feb 12, 2007: Eurocopter France EC120B (N690WR), Gulf of Mexico, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance with the structure extending from the offshore oil platform. Contributing to 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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