Mid-air collision Accident Eurocopter EC120B N263CP, Wednesday 7 March 2007
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Date:Wednesday 7 March 2007
Time:20:16
Type:Silhouette image of generic EC20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter EC120B
Owner/operator:
Registration: N263CP
MSN: 1324
Engine model:Turbomeca Arrius 2F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Stadtlohn-Vreden Airport (EDLS) -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Robinson R22 Beta II collided with Eurocopter EC120B Colibri N263CP (1324) over Stadtlohn-Vreden Airport (EDLS).
The rotor blades of the helicopters clipped each other while hovering at an altitude of about 3 metres. The Robinson was written off (registration cancelled 26-03-2007) and the Colibri received minor damage.

The two occupants of the Robinson received minor injuries and the four occupants of the Colibri were uninjured.

Sources:

BFU CX002-2/07

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Sep-2024 17:20 ASN Added
28-Feb-2025 18:14 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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