# Accident 20180819023169A: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, Hilo, HI, August 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2018, 13:03 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6436° N, 154.9845° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6436&lon=-154.9845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11QP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11QP) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18TA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180819023169A

## Narrative

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

HILO, HI (ITO): BL71, N11QP, EC 130 B4, ITOINBOUND FROM THE SOUTH AFTER HAVING DEPARTED FOR A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT; PLT RPTD REAR LEFT DOOR SLID OFF TRACK IN FLIGHT AND STRUCK ROTOR BLADES; EMERGENCY LNDG @ SHIPMAN ESTATE W/O FURTHER INC; DOOR HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED; ATC SVCS ITO POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 08/18/2018 2303Z

## 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 WPR18TA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA239), Aug 19, 2018: Eurocopter EC130 (N11QP), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the left sliding door in flight after it opened for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in damage to the main rotor blades.

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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