Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2 N405TJ accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 17, 2025
Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2, registration N405TJ, operated by Air Methods, was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 17, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA129 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 8 minutes of the flight after departing the Philadelphia/NE Arpt area (KPNE), reaching a maximum of 900 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:03 UTC, on the ground, about 10 km from Philadelphia Intl (KPHL).
The nearest weather report, from KPHL (10 km away), showed wind 270° at 18 knots gusting 28, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Eurocopter EC135 T2 registered in United States (Mode S A4C0E6).
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
- February 17, 2025
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2, Dji Air 3
- Registration
- N405TJ, UNKNOWN
- Operator
- Air Methods
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA129 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Philadelphia/NE Arpt (KPNE)
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia Intl (KPHL)
- Recorded flight
- 8 min, max 900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:03 UTC, on the ground
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 ERA25LA129; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.