Accident · 2006-01-05

NTSB case LAX06FA080 · EUROCOPTER EC 130B4 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2006-01-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: EUROCOPTER EC 130B4 (N11QD)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Helicopter Consultants of Maui, LLC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Helicopter Consultants of Maui, Inc.

Probable cause

An intermittent electrical continuity failure and short of the DECU-XPC wiring harness, which resulted in an uncommanded and an initially undetected engine deceleration and a resulting loss of main rotor rpm. Also causal was the manufacturer's inadequate installation of the wiring harness at the time of manufacture.

Source: NTSB case LAX06FA080

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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