Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2 N3842 accident near Bridgeton, Missouri, October 19, 2026
Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2, registration N3842, operated by Air Methods, was involved in an accident near Bridgeton, Missouri on October 19, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN27LA024 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 11 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 1,225 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:14 UTC, at 275 ft and 108 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 3 km from St Louis/Spirit of St Louis Arpt (KSUS).
The nearest weather report, from KSUS (3 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Eurocopter EC135 P2 registered in United States (Mode S A46CC4).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- October 19, 2026
- Location
- Bridgeton, Missouri
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2
- Registration
- N3842
- Operator
- Air Methods
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN27LA024 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- St Louis/Spirit of St Louis Arpt (KSUS)
- Recorded flight
- 11 min, max 1,225 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:14 UTC, 275 ft, 108 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case CEN27LA024; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.