Summary
On July 20, 2022, a Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 (N228MT) was involved in an incident near Mount Vernon, IL. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The inadequate securement of the cloth fire extinguisher cover, which resulted in it being blown off the fire extinguisher and ingested into the helicopter’s fenestron during the landing.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN22LA328. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N228MT.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The inadequate securement of the cloth fire extinguisher cover, which resulted in it being blown off the fire extinguisher and ingested into the helicopter’s fenestron during the landing.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN22LA328