# Incident 20181109022349I: Eurocopter EC 225 LP, Fort Worth, TX, November 9, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2018, 17:06 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHNA
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N576AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N576AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC 225 LP (registry code 8680997, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-225-lp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca MAKILA series (registry code 60040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-makila-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC 225 LP
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA MAKILA SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181109022349I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY  1706 LOCAL TIME, A EC 225 LP EUROCOPTER, REGISTRATION NUMBER N576AC AND OPERATING UNDER CALL SIGN RAP704, OWNED BY VERTICAL AVIATION NO 1 LLC AND OPERATED BY AIR CENTER HELICOPTERS INC, IMPACTED A TREE WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WHILE CONDUCTING A REQUIRED PART 135 CONFINED AREA LANDING AND TAKEOFF MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, 2 CREWMEMBERS AND 1 PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT HELD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FORT WORTH SPINKS AIRPORT (KFWS) ON NOVEMBER 9, 2018.

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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