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Aviation accident ERA16LA098
NONE · EUROCOPTER FRANCE EC 130 B4 · 2016-01-29 · Shoals, WV, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA16LA098
- Event ID
20160201X64621
- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-01-29
- Location
- Shoals, WV, USA
- Coordinates
- 38.342777, -82.474723
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 3
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- EUROCOPTER FRANCE
- Model
- EC 130 B4
- Registration
- N133HN
- FAR Part
- 135
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The improper locking of the rear passenger door by the specialty nurse, which resulted in the door separating from the helicopter in flight.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown