# Accident 20130102000999A: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, Seminole, OK, January 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2013, 12:45 local time
- Place: Seminole, OK
- Airport: Seminole Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 35.3072° N, 96.5806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3072&lon=-96.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334AM-2014-10-23) (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: EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,708 total, 663 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130102000999A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 2, 2013, ABOUT 1245 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A EUROCOPTER EC130 B4 HELICOPTER, N334AM, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THREE CREW MEMBERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN13FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA121), Jan 2, 2013: Eurocopter EC130 B4 (N334AM), Seminole, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to ice ingestion. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s delayed decision to install the helicopter's engine inlet cover until after the engine had been…

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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