Accident to the EC135 registered N405TJ on 17/02/2025 near HP 9PA8 Philadelphia (United States)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of United States of America :

The helicopter was impacted by an unknown object.

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General information
Local date	17/02/2025
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	United States
Location	Near HP 9PA8 Philadelphie
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2025-0065

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	United States (Air Methods LLC)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC135
Aircraft Registration	N405TJ
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	United States of America - [PN03] Abington, Pa/Abington Memorial Hospital
Planned destination	United States of America - [9PA8] Philadelphia, Pa/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	0405
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Air Ambulance

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