# Accident 19890326064979A: Bolkms BK117A3, Coinjock, NC, March 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1989, 21:05 local time
- Place: Coinjock, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3402° N, 75.9492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3402&lon=-75.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39187, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39187-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BK 117 (registry code 5626010, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A3
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650A2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,134 total, 658 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326064979A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A UNLIGHTED NEWLY INSTALLED ELECTRONIC 340 AGL TOWER. COUNTY PUBLIC AIRCRAFT RETURNING FROM AMBULANCE FLIGHT

## 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 ATL89FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA116), Mar 27, 1989: MBB BK-117-A-3 (N39187), Coinjock, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CELLULAR COMPANY TO PROPERLY INSTALL AN OPERATIONAL LIGHTING SYSTEM ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED TRANSMISSION TOWER. DARKNESS AND THE COMPANY'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY FLIGHT SERVICE OF THE…

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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