# Incident 20161229019479I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T1, Coaldale, PA, December 29, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2016, 02:15 local time
- Place: Coaldale, PA
- Airport: Miners Memorial Medical Center
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HDNA
- Location: 40.6583° N, 78.7061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINERS MEDICAL CENTER (90PN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6583&lon=-78.7061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC135T1 (registry code 5620026, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec135t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2B series (registry code 60013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC135T1
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161229019479I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ARRIVED AT DESTINATION HELIPAD AND COMMENCED A STEEP APPROACH. ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO GET TOO SLOW.  HELICOPTER ENTERED CONDITION OF SETTLING WITH POWER.  PILOT COULD NOT ARREST DESCENT BEFORE CONTACTING POWERLINES.

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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