# Incident 20190501003739I: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, Mcconnellsville, OH, May 1, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2019, 09:48 local time
- Place: Mcconnellsville, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HDNA
- Aircraft: N130MU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130MU) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,107 total, 386 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190501003739I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 1ST AT 9:48 AM LOCAL, N130MU AN EC 130 B4 WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AIRAMBULANCE AIRCRAFT IN MCCONNELLSVILLE OHIO.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED PERPENDICULAR ON THE ROADWAY AS IT WAS LIFTING OFF.  AFTER THE HOVER CHECK DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME NEARBY TREES WITH THE MAIN ROTORS.

THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT EVALUATED THE SITUATION AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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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