# Accident 19890213001839A: Bolkms BK117A3, Tyler, TX, February 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1989, 22:17 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: USJA
- Location: 32.4194° N, 95.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4194&lon=-95.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7025L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7025L-2011-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BK 117 (registry code 5626010, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 600A series (registry code 41562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A3
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650B1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 7,554 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890213001839A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER POOR. ABORTED AND RETURNING HIT POWERLINES. HELICOPTER DISINTEGRATED. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA049), Feb 14, 1989: MBB BK-117 A-1 (N7025L), Tyler, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE THE PUBLISHED INADVERTENT IMC PROCEDURES WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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