# NTSB investigations: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26FA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA363.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Avalon, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Oct 1, 2026 · N313RX · Substantial damage
  > On September 30, 2026, about 1946 Pacific daylight time, a Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH EC-135 P2+, N313RX, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Avalon, California. The pilot, flight nurse, and patient were fatally injured; the…
- [NTSB CEN25MA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25MA115.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Canton, MS · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Preliminary report · Mar 10, 2025 · N835CS · Destroyed
  > On March 10, 2025, about 1237 central daylight time, an Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter Deutschland) EC135 P2+ helicopter, N835CS, operated as AirCare 3, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Canton, Mississippi. The commercial pilot,…
- [NTSB ERA25LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA126.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Hampstead, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Feb 25, 2025 · N930NH · Substantial damage
  > On February 24, 2025, about 1945 eastern standard time, a Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH EC 135P2+, N930NH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hampstead, North Carolina. The pilot, flight paramedic, and flight nurse were seriously injured.…
- [NTSB ERA23LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA147.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Franklin, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2023 · N558MT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to review an aircraft logbook while enroute, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA328.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 · Mount Vernon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2022 · N228MT · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate securement of the cloth fire extinguisher cover, which resulted in it being blown off the fire extinguisher and ingested into the helicopter’s fenestron during the landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA258.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Waukesha, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2022 · N226SA · Substantial damage
  > The separation and subsequent ingestion of the fenestron fairing cover into the fenestron blades for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA22FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA105.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC135 P2+ · Drexel Hill, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 11, 2022 · N531LN · Substantial damage
  > An inflight attitude upset for undetermined reasons that resulted in a rotor system overspeed, a reduction of power from both engines, and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA103.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 · Beattyville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2017 · N135LG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while landing, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.
- [NTSB GAA16LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA056.md): Airbus EC135 · Apple Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 2015 · N36RX · Substantial damage
  > The ingestion of a towel from an unsecured storage container at the landing site into the helicopter's fenestron during the landing.
- [NTSB NYC08FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA198.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Pottsville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 2008 · N238AM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that both engine switches were in the FLIGHT position for takeoff.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5620030'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5620030

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