# Incident 19870515036189I: Bolkms BK117A3, Phoenix, AZ, May 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1987, 09:25 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: St. Joseph Hospital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LISA
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870515036189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE CONDUCTING SHUTDOWN ANOTHER HELICOPTER FLEW OVERHEAD.  DOWNWASH CAUSED MAIN ROTORS TO STRIKE VERTICAL FINS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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