Accident to the helicopter Airbus EC130 registered N130CZ operated by Orbic Air on 10/02/2024 in California

Préliminary data provided by US authorities

Aircraft Destroyed (Post-impact fire)

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General information
Local date	10/02/2024
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	United States
Location	California
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	6
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2024-0038

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	United States (Orbic Air)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC130
Aircraft Registration	N130CZ
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	United States of America - KTRM (TRM) [TRM]Palm Springs,Ca/Jacqueline Cochran Rgnl
Planned destination	United States of America - (BLD) [BVU]Boulder City,Nv/Boulder City Muni
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	4060
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Air Taxi

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