# NTSB Accident MIA07FA116
> **EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4** · 2007-07-07 · New York, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA07FA116
- **Event ID:** 20070717X00949
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-07-07
- **Location:** New York, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.785831, -73.991668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 8
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER
- **Model:** EC 130 B4
- **Registration:** N453AE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

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 the rotor blade’s trailing edge roving.

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