2 fatal · Eurocopter France EC130 B4 · 2004-08-07 · Prairie du Sac, WI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI04FA214
Event ID
20040811X01199
Type
Accident
Date
2004-08-07
Location
Prairie du Sac, WI, USA
Coordinates
43.325832, -89.717781
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Eurocopter France
Model
EC130 B4
Registration
N450CM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional low-level flight toward the lake and his failure to maintain clearance from the static wire on power transmission lines. Contributing factors were the separation of the Fenestron (tail rotor) assembly from the tail boom as a result of the collision with the static wire and the subsequent loss of control.