NTSB investigators at the site of the Feb. 9, 2024, crash of an Airbus Helicopters EC-130 near Halloran Springs, California.

​​​NTSB investigators at the site of the Feb. 9, 2024, crash of an Airbus Helicopters EC-130 near Halloran Springs, California. (Photo: Peter Knudson/NTSB)

Airbus EC130 Helicopter Crash

What Happened

​​​This information is preliminary and subject to change.​ Release date: 22 February 2024​

​On February 9, 2024, about 2208 Pacific standard time, an Airbus Helicopters EC 130B4 helicopter, N130CZ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Halloran Springs, California. The two pilots and four passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated by Orbic Air, LLC, as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand flight.

​​​​​The preliminary report​​ can be accessed through the CAROL database​.


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Halloran Springs, CA (Feb. 9, 2024)

Video

NTSB Media Brief 11 February 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqhZtH4ySdk
NTSB Media Brief 10 February 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mGK1cj8vJ4
 
 
 
 

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