Eurocopter EC 130 B4

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Accident 20221207013479AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Waimea, HIOn Wednesday, December 7, 2022, the pilot was conducting an air tour in an EC130 helicopter on the island of Hawaii with 6 passengers on board. While performing a 180 degree turn to land, the aircraft encountered settling with power. Collective application…Dec 7, 2022 · N130WS · Substantial damageIncident 20210215002979IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Tulsa, OKOn February 15 2021, approximately 1918 central daylight time, a Eurocopter EC130B4, [privacy data omitted], operating under part 135, made an precautionary landing in a field approximately 7 miles south east of Tulsa international airport for a main gearbox…Feb 15, 2021 · N336AM · No damageAccident 20200803012779AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Knoxville, TNOn 8/3/2020 at approximately 1941L N55GJ, with four souls on board, was conducting a steep (250) approach to landing at a private residence adjacent lake laudon. Once N55GJ intercepted its approach angle the pilot reduced the collective and established a rate…Aug 3, 2020 · N55GJ · Substantial damage · 1 fatalAccident 20200305009929AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Pahoa, HIDuring air tour operation, aircraft developed a vibration, noise, and an Intermittent tail rotor gearbox chip light. After a few seconds the Vibration stopped and the chip light extinguished. Pilot proceeded to Make a precautionary landing at a clearing…Mar 5, 2020 · N11QK · Substantial damageIncident 20190501003739IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Mcconnellsville, OHOn 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…May 1, 2019 · N130MU · Minor damageAccident 20180819023169AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Hilo, HIHilo, HI (ito): BL71, N11QP, ec 130 B4, itoinbound from the south after having departed for a maintenance flight; plt rptd rear left door slid off track in flight and struck rotor blades; emergency lndg @ shipman estate w/o further inc; door has not been…Aug 19, 2018 · N11QP · Substantial damageAccident 20180210002219AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Peach Springs, AZOn February 10, 2018 at approximately 5:15 p.m. MST an Airbus helicopters model EC130 B4 helicopter was involved in a fatal accident in the grand canyon national park. The helicopter was approaching to land at the quartermaster canyon on the hualapai nation…Feb 10, 2018 · N155GC · Destroyed · 5 fatalAccident 20170627008709AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Boulder City, NVOn June 27, 2017 approximately 13:48 local time (PST) an Airbus ec 130-B4 helicopter (N151GC) operated by papillon airways inc (PG9A) on a part 135 on-demand flight departed kbvu. Approximately eleven minutes into the flight the pilot stated that the aircraft…Jun 27, 2017 · N151GC · Substantial damageAccident 20170525010999AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Peach Springs, AZ05/25/2017 At approximately 16:22, papillon helipad at 1G4: N153GC landed with air sick passenger/passengers. (According to witness statements) aircraft at idle, passengers unloaded allowing them to clean themselves as well as allowing air carrier ramp…May 25, 2017 · N153GC · Substantial damageIncident 20170308007349IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Glasgow, KYEMS crew had returned to base at Glasgow airport after completing a patient transfer. During aircraft shutdown, after the engine was turned off, the main rotor RPM was at approximately 120, the flight medic opened the right side cabin door and stepped out of…Mar 8, 2017 · N134LN · Minor damageAccident 20170226004329AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Las Vegas, NVHover taxiing north bound in between taxiway h and the access road at mccarran international airport, Las Vegas. Monitoring taxi speed and height to stay within company mandated limit of 2-3 foot hoover and no more than 15 knots ground speed. A couple of big…Feb 26, 2017 · N864MH · Substantial damageIncident 20160926021039IAirbus EC-130 B4 · Watkins, COOn 09/26/2016 at approximately 2000 and approximately 8 miles east of front range airport (kftg) at 7200? MSL, N317AM struck one or more birds. The aircraft was traveling at 90 knts headed nw to join the final approach for runway 26. Conditions at the time…Sep 26, 2016 · N317AM · Minor damageIncident 20151026017799IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Wises Landing, KYPilot tried to avoid the bird, but a large buzzard came through the main rotor blades and broke out the right hand greenhouse window striking flight medic in the helmet and impacting rear bulkhead. Flight medic had minor injury. Pilot made an immediate…Oct 26, 2015 · N344AM · Minor damageAccident 20150703008459AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Somerset, COOn takeoff from private fishing ponds (located approximately N39*0'43" W107*20'21") the helicopter struck a grounding static wire about the size of a clothes line wire. Minor damaged one rotor blade, 2 tail rotor blades, and fenestron. Wire strike occurred…Jul 3, 2015 · N974BR · Substantial damageAccident 20150306002569AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Saint Louis, MOOn Friday March 6, 2015 at approximately 23:10 hours central standard time, pilot in Command Mr. Ronald s. rector, flying air methods corporation helicopter N356AM call sign arch 26 crashed in the parking lot associated with the st. Louis university hospital…Mar 6, 2015 · N356AM · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 20150105000069IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · West Point, MSStarboard (RH flap door) aft cabin door popped open inflight and impacted the starboard cargo door and surrounding fuselage area breaking the plexiglas window. On January 8, 2015, Hospital Wing N859HW, an EC-130-B4 was performing a pedia-flight transfer from…Jan 5, 2015 · N859HW · Minor damageIncident 20141021018089IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Pasadena, TXThe aircraft had just cleared the hobby airport (hou) class b airspace when the servo and hydraulic annunciators illuminated followed shortly thereafter by heavy cockpit smoke. The pilot declared an emergency and made a normal landing at the bobby shaw…Oct 21, 2014 · N145PR · No damageAccident 20140101000299AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Boulder City, NVOn January 1, 2014 at approximately 2255Z, an American Eurocopter EC-130-B4 helicopter, N133GC, operated by papillon airways inc. (PG9A), departed the Boulder City municipal airport, (bvu), for a local maintenance operational check flight with the pilot as…Jan 1, 2014 · N133GC · Substantial damageAccident 20130608014939AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Valle, AZAccording to the company instructor he had demonstrated a simulated engine failure with an intended power recovery. This procedure involved rolling the throttle twist grip to the ground idle position. At approximately 200 feet AGL, the instructor attempted a…Jun 8, 2013 · N130PH · Substantial damageIncident 20130324004199IEurocopter Deutschland EC 130 B4 · Atmore, ALOn 03-24-2013 life flight 1, N577LF, responded to a scene call in Atmore, Alabama. The ceiling and visibility were unlimited. The wind was out of the west. The aircraft landed at the scene at 17:25. The helicopter was parked facing south toward the ambulance.…Mar 24, 2013 · N577LF · Minor damageAccident 20130102000999AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Seminole, OKOn January 2, 2013, about 1245 central standard time, a Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopter, N334AM, experienced a hard landing following a loss of engine power near Seminole, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot and three crew members were seriously injured. The…Jan 2, 2013 · N334AM · Substantial damageIncident 20120128000789IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Grand Canyon, AZOn 1-28-2012 the EC-130 aircraft landed at a company unimproved landing site at the base of the Grand Canyon. When the helicopter touched down on the sloped area the aircraft pivoted rearward and the pilot over corrected pivoting the aircraft forward. The…Jan 28, 2012 · N155GC · Minor damageAccident 20111110027549AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Pukoo, HIWreckage pattern is consistant with a tail strike (cfit) as tailboom components and the fenestron were located a few hundread feet before the main wreckage. During the initial impact it is believed that the pilot side windshield shattered. An in flight break…Nov 10, 2011 · N11QV · Destroyed · 5 fatalAccident 20111103025829AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Noblesville, INOn November 3,2011, a Eurocopter, bearing registration number N130AL departed at approximately 1715 EDT from a private heliport (1IN8) located 5 miles west of fort wayne, Indiana. The planned time enroute to the indianapolis heliport (8A4) would be…Nov 3, 2011 · N130AL · DestroyedIncident 20110311003239IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Boulder City, NVPilot stated that while hovering forward for takeoff he experienced a binding in the right cyclic quadrant. He lowered the collective piltch to place the helicopter on the ground which resulted in left spinning motion. While attempting to control the spin the…Mar 11, 2011 · N130GC · Minor damageAccident 20100930048599AEurocopter EC 130 B4 · AZIn support of the hualapai indian nation and while in a hover waiting for another helicopter to depart the "swamp landing area" at the bottom of the west end of the grand canyon, N822HM manuvered too close to a canvas umbrella providing shade for picknic…Sep 30, 2010 · N822MH · Substantial damageIncident 20100407031869IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Grand Canyon, AZOn April 7, 2010, N130GC, s/n 3562, aircraft total time 6507.7, pilot experienced a sudden overspeed and deceleration while the aircraft was in the process of getting ready for a north Canyon tour departure at the south rim helibase. The aircraft was then…Apr 7, 2010 · N130GC · Minor damageIncident 20100404032609IEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Boulder City, NVAt approximately 1215 PST on route to the grand canyon 1/2 mile east of indian pass at 3800 feet MSL, helicopter encountered a bird strike. Bird entered the cabin through the left windscreen and came to rest behind the front middle seat (seat #1). Pilot…Apr 4, 2010 · N152GC · Minor damageIncident 20091130023199IUrocop EC130B4 · Kahului, HIMade a precautionary landing in a field 18 miles east of Kahului Airport due to an engine mgbp light. POB: 6 injuries: none, damage: none, operator removed and replaced pressure swpob:7, injuries: none, damage: none.Nov 30, 2009 · N11QK · No damageIncident 20091116021639IUrocop EC130B4 · Kahului, HIN11QF, ec 130 B4, operated part 135 by blue hawaiian, on return from sightseeing flight, declared mayday with an engine failure (chip warning) and force landed in an 8 feet high sugar field 1/2 mile southeast of the maui airport. Minor damage to the stinger.…Nov 16, 2009 · N11QF · Minor damageIncident 20090810014599IUrocop EC130B4 · Boulder City, NV(-23) The helicopter departed mccarran airport (las) on 8/10/2009 about 17:00 on a part 135 grand canyon air tour. The pilot was flying eastbound at 3,500 feet mls over the river mountains near the lake meade national recreation area, when a bird appeared…Aug 10, 2009 · N862MH · Minor damageIncident 20080421831499IUrocop EC130B4 · London, KY(-23) Dual controls were installed in the aircraft and the check airman was giving a 6 month check ride. Both pilots performed the walkaround preflight of the aircraft. They stated "all cowling was closed at that time." The pilot receiving instruction got in…Apr 21, 2008 · N133LN · Minor damageAccident 20071115828129AUrocop EC130B4 · Meadview, AZ(-23) Helicopter N810MH piloted by [privacy data omitted] landed on the south side of the fuel tank facing north with a total of five helicopters already landed and parked. After shutting down the engine the pilot [privacy data omitted] applied the rotor…Nov 15, 2007 · N810MH · Substantial damageAccident 20071011825329AUrocop EC130B4 · Bay St Louis, MS(-23) Pilot failed to untie right side tie down and attempted to lift off. He encountered dynamic rollover and damaged his helicopter and an airplane which was tied down adjacent to his.Oct 11, 2007 · N997PT · Substantial damageAccident 20070927023409AUrocop EC130B4 · Meadview, AR(-23) Helicopter struck a large bird which came through the wind screen striking occupants. Helicopter landed on a dirt strip, pearce ferry airstrip (L25) Meadview AZ. Pilot's statement: on September 27, 2007, at about three pm pacific daylight time, I, the…Sep 27, 2007 · N808MH · Substantial damageAccident 20070707014989AUrocop EC130B4 · Hudson River(-23) On base final to the west 30th street heliport (jra) over the Hudson River in NY, during a sight-seeing tour with seven passengers onboard, pilot experienced a loud bang noise, followed by airframe vibration. PIC elected to perform a forced landing by…Jul 7, 2007 · N453AE · Substantial damageIncident 20070601008329IUrocop EC130B4 · Cedar Rapids, IA(-23) On June 1, 2007, at approximately 22:30 local time, air methods corp. was engaged in a medical flight transporting a patient from st. lukes hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics in Iowa city, Iowa. Approximately…Jun 1, 2007 · N151AC · No damageAccident 20070420006609AUrocop EC130B4 · Makawao, HI(-23) Two EC-130 B4 helicopters picked up passengers at a private residence for a part 135 charter. The first helicopter, loaded more heavily than the mishap aircraft, departed uneventfully with gusty tail winds on a track close to that flown by the mishap…Apr 20, 2007 · N130WS · DestroyedAccident 20051120028682AUrocop EC130B4 · Homestead, FL(-23) On November 20, 2005, about 2048 eastern standard time, an aerospatiale AS350B, aerospatiale operated as a 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight, and an Eurocopter ec 130B4, operated as a 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight collided in-flight while both…Nov 20, 2005 · N130HS · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20040809024779AUrocop EC130B4 · Denver, CO(-23) The aircraft was positioned on the ramp at the air methods maintenance facility. The aircraft was undergoing some avionics adjustments by two technicians, subsequent to an unsuccessful compass swing/test flight. A third maintenance person opened the…Aug 9, 2004 · N910U · Minor damageAccident 20040408005959AUrocop EC130B4 · Denver, CO(-23) On April 8, 2004 at 1300 MST, a Eurocopter EC-130-B4, N151AC, was substantially damaged when it encountered the terrain and rolled over at Front Range Airport (ftg) watkins, Colorado. The airline transport pilot certificated flight instructor and the…Apr 8, 2004 · N151AC · Substantial damage
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