Helicopter accident at Helipuerto Teresa Vilá, Barcelona (EC-IGH)

Incident Overview and Location On January 9, 2014, at 17:50 local time, a Robinson R44 Clipper helicopter with registration EC-IGH experienced an accident during a vertical landing at Helipuerto Teresa Vilá in Barcelona. The aircraft was operating a private general aviation flight between the heliport in Ullastrell and Solivella in Tarragona. The outbound and return flights each lasted approximately thirty minutes. The helicopter was carrying the pilot and three passengers, two of whom held helicopter pilot licenses. The third passenger was a student pilot. The aircraft was powered by a Lycoming O-540-F1B5 engine, serial number L-26064-40A, and had a total airframe time of 2,178 hours at the time of the accident.