Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135T1

Difficulty date
August 28, 2023
Submitted
November 27, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N109BC
Make and model
Urocop EC135T1
Aircraft serial
0139
Aircraft time
5,578 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B1
Engine time
5,348 hours
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT/CREW HEARD A BANG. PILOT NOTICED #1 ENGINE TOT RISING RAPIDLY AND DETERMINED THERE WAS AN ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD. UNKNOWN TO THE PILOT, BUT CAUGHT ON VIDEO, THERE WAS AN UNCONTAINED FIRE AFT OF THE ENGINE, UNDER THE ENGINE EXHAUST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE TAIL BOOM FOLDED TO THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A SPIN AND CRASH.

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