RotorAlert
Incidents→🇺🇸 United States→2022-07-19
Incident report

Eurocopter EC135 crash near Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States

unknown2022-07-19
Summary

The inadequate securement of the cloth fire extinguisher cover, which resulted in it being blown off the fire extinguisher and ingested into the helicopter’s fenestron during the landing.

Incident details
Date
2022-07-19
Location
Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States
Operator
Air Evac EMS
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Fire
Phase of flight
landing
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
38.3179, -88.8631
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
Other incidents in United States
2026-07-27serious
Opp, United States
Eurocopter UH-72A
2026-07-21serious
Ada, United States
Bell 206B
2026-07-16serious
St. Joseph, United States
Bell 206B
2026-07-13fatal
Gunnison, United States
Kaman K-1200 — 1 fatalities
Other Eurocopter incidents
2026-07-27serious
Opp, United States
Eurocopter UH-72A
2026-06-14fatal
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eurocopter AS350B2 — 1 fatalities
2025-10-23unknown
Wetumpka, United States
Eurocopter AS350
2025-09-24unknown
Whittier, United States
Eurocopter EC135
← Back to all incidents
See something wrong or have more info?
Help us improve this incident record with corrections, additional details, or sources.
Submit info
ShareX / TwitterFacebookWhatsAppLinkedIn