# NTSB investigations: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 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 WPR23LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA061.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Waimea, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 8, 2022 · N130WS · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to entering a vortex ring state condition, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB CEN21LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA153.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 25, 2021 · N259AM · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper decision to approach the airport and enter a low altitude hover with a gusting quartering tailwind, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during a turn at a low altitude. - [NTSB ERA20LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA273.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Knoxville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2020 · N55GJ · Substantial damage > The pilot's entry into vortex ring state and his inability to arrest the helicopter's descent while maneuvering for landing. - [NTSB ANC20LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA028.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Kalapana, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 5, 2020 · N11QK · Substantial damage > A loss of control due to the fatigue fracture of a tail rotor fenestron blade due to the geometry of the water drain hole positioning on the rib. - [NTSB WPR18TA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA239.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Hilo, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Aug 19, 2018 · N11QP · Substantial damage > The separation of the left sliding door in flight after it opened for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in damage to the main rotor blades. - [NTSB WPR18MA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18MA087.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Peach Springs, AZ · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Major · Final report · Feb 11, 2018 · N155GC · Destroyed > A loss of tail rotor effectiveness, the pilot’s subsequent loss of helicopter control, and collision with terrain during an approach to land in gusting, tailwind conditions in an area of potential downdrafts and turbulence. - [NTSB WPR17LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA133.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2017 · N151GC · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to the failure of the manufacturer to reinstall the oil filter after it was removed for inspection, which led to coke pollution that obstructed the oil jet and resulted in the subsequent oil starvation of the axial compressor rear… - [NTSB GAA17CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA344.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Peach Springs, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2017 · N153GC · Substantial damage > The ground crewman’s failure to hold onto the passenger door while the main rotor was still rotating, which resulted in the door separating from the helicopter and damaging the main rotor. - [NTSB GAA17CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA167.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 26, 2017 · N864MH · Substantial damage > The pilot's abrupt cyclic/pitch attitude control movement, which resulted in a Fenestron ground strike. - [NTSB CEN15CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA312.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Somerset, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2015 · N974BR · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude when he was aware that there were wires in the area which resulted in the helicopter contacting a wire. - [NTSB CEN15FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA164.md): Airbus Helicopters (Eurocopte EC-130-B4 · St Louis, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2015 · N356AM · Destroyed > The pilot's decision to land during unfavorable wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to settling with power. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an adequate approach path due to numerous obstructions and the lack of available… - [NTSB WPR14LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA313.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2014 · N154GC · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The airplane flight crew’s failure to exercise the necessary vigilance and precautions and yield the right of way to the landing helicopter, which resulted in the airplane colliding with the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the helicopter pilot’s… - [NTSB WPR14LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA084.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2014 · N133GC · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the noncertificated maintenance technician’s failure to properly tighten and safety wire a B-nut fitting. Contributing to the accident was the maintenance technician’s failure to follow the… - [NTSB WPR13LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA266.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2013 · N130PH · Substantial damage > A loss of throttle control movement during a practice autorotation that was planned to terminate with a power recovery for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal… - [NTSB CEN13FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA121.md): Eurocopter EC130 B4 · Seminole, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 2013 · N334AM · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power due to ice ingestion. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s delayed decision to install the helicopter's engine inlet cover until after the engine had been exposed to moisture and freezing temperatures and their… - [NTSB WPR12MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12MA034.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Pukoo, HI · Accident · 5 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2011 · N11QV · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain while operating in marginal weather conditions, which resulted in the impact of the horizontal stabilizer and lower forward portion of the fenestron with ground and/or vegetation and led to… - [NTSB CEN12LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA053.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Noblesville, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 2011 · N130AL · Substantial damage > The hard landing the pilot performed with a quartering tailwind, leading to the helicopter's rollover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on a weather service that did not provide a primary weather product. - [NTSB WPR10LA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA481.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Meadview, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2010 · N822MH · Substantial damage > The pilot's distraction with another departing helicopter while maneuvering in a hover for departure, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance between the tail rotor and an umbrella. - [NTSB SEA08CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA027.md): Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 · Meadview, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 15, 2007 · N810MH · Substantial damage > The downward flexing of the standing helicopter's main rotor blades and subsequent impact with its tail boom as a result of another helicopter's rotor blade's vortices.. - [NTSB DFW08CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA010.md): Eurocopter EC 130 · Bay St Louis, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 11, 2007 · N997PT · Substantial damage > The pilot's encounter with dynamic rollover as result of his inadequate preflight inspection. - [NTSB LAX07LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA281.md): Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 · Meadview, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2007 · N808MH · Substantial damage > Collision with a bird during cruise flight. - [NTSB MIA07FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA116.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2007 · N453AE · Substantial damage > The fatigue fracture and in-flight separation of a 20-inch section of the blue composite main rotor blade trailing edge, aft of the spar, due to inadequate manufacture, and the manufacturer’s subsequent failure to detect an out-of-specification deviation in… - [NTSB SEA07LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA110.md): Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Makawao, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2007 · N130WS · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper decision to takeoff downwind in a confined landing zone, which resulted in a failure to attain translational lift and a loss of control. - [NTSB MIA06FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA022.md): Aerospatiale AS350B · Homestead, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2005 · N264BH · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of both pilot's to maintain visual lookout resulting in the mid-air collision. A factor in the accident was the failure of the AS-350B pilot to follow approach procedures suggested in the Speedway Heliport Operations Manual. Findings in the… - [NTSB DEN04CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA122.md): Eurocopter France EC-130 B4 · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2004 · N910U · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to perform a preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the transmission cowling that disconnected during the landing. - [NTSB DEN04CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA058.md): Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 8, 2004 · N151AC · Substantial damage > the dual student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors contributing to the accident were inadequate supervision by the instructor pilot, the high wind, the gusts, and the crosswinds. ## 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 ('8680989')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680989 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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