# Accident 19920620021379A: Bolkms BK117A1, Middletown, CT, June 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1992, 22:33 local time
- Place: Middletown, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 41.5623° N, 72.6506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5623&lon=-72.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117HH-1998-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BK 117 (registry code 5626010, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A1
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,352 total, 801 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021379A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER HIGHWAY TO LANDING ZONE, STRUCK WIRES. FOG,LOW CEILING IN AREA. WIRES NOT MARKED. EMS PICKUP 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 NYC92FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA123), Jun 21, 1992: MBB BK-117 (N117HH), Middletown, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A WIRE STRIKE AFTER THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH INTO AN AREA OF HAZARDS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT AND THE HOSPITAL COMMUNICATOR TO REQUEST…

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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