# NTSB Accident ERA16CA060
> **EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135** · 2015-11-06 · Monongahela, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16CA060
- **Event ID:** 20151204X43427
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-11-06
- **Location:** Monongahela, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.18222, -79.910003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
- **Model:** EC 135
- **Registration:** N639ME
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate securing of the wheeled fire extinguisher's cover which resulted in it being blown off of the fire extinguisher and ingested into the helicopter's fenestron during takeoff, resulting in a loss of directional control.

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