# Accident 20150427005599A: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Austin, TX, April 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2015, 21:47 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operator: LEUA
- Location: 30.2422° N, 97.7894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2422&lon=-97.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N392TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1E2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150427005599A

## Narrative

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

AFTER ANSWERING AN EMERGENCY CALL N392TC WAS DISPATCHED TO RECOVER AN INJURED HIKER. DURING EXTRACTION OF THE EMT AND PATIENT THE EMT NURSE BECAME LOOSE OF THE HOIST CABLE AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN15FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA210), Apr 28, 2015: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB BK 117 C-2 (N392TC), Austin, TX, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The helicopter rescue specialist was not properly attached to the hoist system, which resulted in a fall during a night hoist operation.

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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