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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bolkms BK 117 A-3 · Louisville, KY · September 3, 1991

Date
September 3, 1991 · 20:30 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DYRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N420MB
Reported as
Bolkms BK117A3
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total350 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right engine cowling came off and hit rotor blades after takeoff. Landed in vacant lot.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE COWLING CAME OFF AND HIT ROTOR BLADES AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN VACANT LOT.