# Accident 20071011825329A: Urocop EC130B4, Bay St Louis, MS, October 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2007, 06:25 local time
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS
- Airport: Stennis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3683° N, 89.4550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3683&lon=-89.4550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997PT-2008-09-15) (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: 19,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071011825329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO UNTIE RIGHT SIDE TIE DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF. HE ENCOUNTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AND DAMAGED HIS HELICOPTER AND AN AIRPLANE WHICH WAS TIED DOWN ADJACENT TO HIS.

## 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 DFW08CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA010), Oct 11, 2007: Eurocopter EC 130 (N997PT), Bay St Louis, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with dynamic rollover as result of his inadequate preflight inspection.

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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