Accident: Airbus Helicopters (Eurocopte EC-130-B4
Mar 7, 2015 · St Louis, MO
NTSB numberCEN15FA164Event id20150308X10201
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to land during unfavorable wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to settling with power. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an adequate approach path due to numerous obstructions and the lack of available guidance regarding the helicopter's performance capabilities in the right quartering tailwind condition.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airbus Helicopters (Eurocopte EC-130-B4
- Registration
- N356AM
- Year built
- 2010
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final Settling with power/vortex ring state
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- St Louis Downtown Airport (CPS)5 nm (9 km) south-east
- St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)10 nm (18 km) north-west
- St Louis Regional Airport (ALN)18 nm (34 km) north-east
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