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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Castle Hayne, NC · February 24, 2025

Date
February 24, 2025 · 19:40 local
Place
Castle Hayne, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
454A
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N930NH
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA126
Reported as
Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,248 total15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wilmington, NC: AL1, EC35, crashed for unknown reasons into wooded area approximately 7 miles NE ilm. Crew only onboard. EMS was able to access crash site on ground. 3 POB transported by ground, 2 POB each with a broken leg.

Aircraft was subject of alnot. POB: 3, injuries: 3 serious. Aircraft destroyed

As the FAA filed it

WILMINGTON, NC: AL1, EC35, CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS INTO WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NE ILM. CREW ONLY ONBOARD. EMS WAS ABLE TO ACCESS CRASH SITE ON GROUND. 3 POB TRANSPORTED BY GROUND, 2 POB EACH WITH A BROKEN LEG.

AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECT OF ALNOT. POB: 3, INJURIES: 3 SERIOUS. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.