# Incident 20090528006869I: Urocop EC120B, Yuma, AZ, May 28, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2009
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Department Of Homeland Securit
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197CB-2022-10-19) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090528006869I

## Narrative

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

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 8020.11B.  THE PILOT WAS ASSISTING GROUND PERSONNEL FOR THE BORDER PATROL, 7 MILES WEST OF YUMA, AZ.  WHILE CROSSING A ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER WIRES.  THE PILOT WAS USING NIGHT VISION GOGGLES AT THE TIME, IT WAS ALSO TOWARD THE END OF A 2 HOUR FLIGHT.

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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