# Accident 20251006017219A: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2, Sacramento, CA, October 6, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2025, 19:04 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JBZA
- Location: 38.5585° N, 121.4525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5585&lon=-121.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 (registry code 1145302, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-ec-130-t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Safran ARRIEL-2D (registry code 59997, https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 T2
- Reported engine: SAFRAN ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,176 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251006017219A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OPERATED UNDER PART 135 HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE DROPPED PASSENGER OFF AT UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER THEN DEPARTED NORTHBOUND ENROUTE TO MCLELLAND AIRPORT TO REFUEL. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, ENGINE DATA SHOWS THROTTLE CONTROL INPUT CHANGE FROM "FLIGHT" TO "IDLE" LEADING TO A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TOWARD A NEARBY FREEWAY TO LAND EASTBOUND WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SOUTH EMBANKMENT OF THE FREEWAY AT A HIGH ANGLE AND LOW ENERGY. ALL THREE CREWMEMBERS WERE CRITICALLY INJURED IN THE IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE CREWMEMBERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND ONE CREWMEMBER LATER PASSED AWAY FROM THE CRITICAL INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR26FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA008), Oct 7, 2025: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 (N414RX), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal, 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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