Accident: Eurocopter EC120
Apr 9, 2021 · LeRoy, KS
NTSB numberCEN21LA187Event id20210410102902
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The contamination of the fuel injection manifold filter due to improper maintenance, resulting in a partial loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed autorotation, which resulted in insufficient main rotor speed and an excessive descent rate at touchdown.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter EC120
- Registration
- N421PB
- Year built
- 2005
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Fuel starvation
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