# NTSB CEN27LA024: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2, N3842, St. Louis, MO, October 19, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Limited investigation · Investigation open
- Date: October 19, 2026, 13:08, time zone not recorded
- Place: St. Louis, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27LA024
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204050/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA024

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3842](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3842), registered now, S/N 0428, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2
- Registry model: [Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2) (registry code 5620027) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b-series) (registry code 52135, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Air Methods LLC
- Registered owner: Air Methods LLC

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.

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