# Accident 20170207003699A: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2+, Beattyville, KY, February 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2017, 05:21 local time
- Place: Beattyville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 37.5578° N, 83.7061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5578&lon=-83.7061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135LG-2019-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ (registry code 5620030, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B (registry code 52204, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2+
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,952 total, 1,089 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170207003699A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH LANDING, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WIND GUST/TURBULENCE CAUSING A RAPID DESCENT. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENGOUGH POWER OR ALTITUDE TO ATTEMPT TO FLY OUT OF DESCENT, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND SKIDS LEVEL. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. ROTOR IMPACTED GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH A SMALL GRASS FIRE FROM ENGINE EXHAUST. 3 CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD AIRCRAFT EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. ONE CREW MEMBER RECEIVED MINOR INJURY DURING EVACUATION AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA17LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA103), Feb 7, 2017: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 (N135LG), Beattyville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while landing, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.

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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