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| Date: | Thursday 13 February 2025 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 130T2 (Airbus Helicopters H130) |
| Owner/operator: | Well Lived Mt LLC |
| Registration: | N3WL |
| MSN: | 9505 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canyonlands Regional Airport (CNY/KCNY), Moab, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moab-Canyonlands Field, UT (CNY/KCNY) |
| Moab-Canyonlands Field, UT (CNY/KCNY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that shortly after he lifted off from a helipad, a window dislodged from a nearby hangar door and impacted the helicopter’s main rotor blade from behind, which in a loss of lift and an excessive vibration. The pilot initiated an emergency landing and subsequently landed hard. One of the main rotor blades was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The inflight collision with debris during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199715
https://aerossurance.com/helicopters/h130-sucks-out-hangar-window-main-rotor-blade-damaged-by-fod/
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=3WL
https://www.airhistory.net/photos/0688787.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
When lifting into a hover right next to a hangar, a window flew into the main rotor. The H130 landed hard. https://t.co/CtQ4bGyp80 #helicopter #downwash #fod #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/CKwWzLQ2qC
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) October 19, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2025 12:56 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Feb-2025 19:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 21-Feb-2025 12:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 09:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2025 07:41 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 10-May-2025 13:50 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Damage, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 19-Oct-2025 07:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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