NONE · EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2 · 2012-07-24 · Houston, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN12CA474
Event ID
20120724X52626
Type
Accident
Date
2012-07-24
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.707777, -95.390556
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Model
MBB-BK 117 C-2
Registration
N455MH
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect the unsecured cowling latches and resulted in the in-flight opening of an engine cowling.