# Accident 20180426010619A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Hazelhurst, WI, April 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2018, 22:50 local time
- Place: Hazelhurst, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 45.7544° N, 89.6958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7544&lon=-89.6958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127LN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127LN-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,432 total, 1,534 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180426010619A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 26, 2018, ABOUT 2250 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 HELICOPTER, N127LN, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR HAZELHURST, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT AND TWO CREWMEMBERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED DURING THE IMPACT. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AIR METHODS CORPORATION AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT-

TRUAX FIELD (MSN), NEAR MADISON, WISCONSIN, ABOUT 2104 AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER HELIPORT (60WI), NEAR WOODRUFF, WISCONSIN.

## 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 CEN18FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA149), Apr 27, 2018: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N127LN), Hazelhurst, WI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of helicopter control as a result of fatigue during cruise flight at night.

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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