# NTSB Incident ERA18IA078
> **AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130** · 2018-01-28 · Memphis, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18IA078
- **Event ID:** 20180128X74934
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2018-01-28
- **Location:** Memphis, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.136943, -90.025001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
- **Model:** EC 130
- **Registration:** N894GT
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to lock the collective pitch control after landing, and the mechanic’s failure to properly balance the collective pitch control after converting the helicopter to a single-pilot configuration, which resulted in an uncommanded collective movement and subsequent hard landing.

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