# Accident 20250224001419A: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2+, Castle Hayne, NC, February 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2025, 19:40 local time
- Place: Castle Hayne, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 454A
- Location: 34.3532° N, 77.8154° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3532&lon=-77.8154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N930NH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N930NH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ (registry code 5620030, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B (registry code 52204, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2+
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,248 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250224001419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA25LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA126), Feb 25, 2025: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ (N930NH), Hampstead, NC, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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