33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 28, 1992 · 00:30 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
John C Lincoln Hospital Hel
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RMXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N213AE
Reported as
Bolkms BK117B1
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,390 total2,000 in this make and model60 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.
Tail rotor hit another parked helicopter on landing. Pilot stated bright lights kept him from seeing it.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL ROTOR HIT ANOTHER PARKED HELICOPTER ON LANDING. PILOT STATED BRIGHT LIGHTS KEPT HIM FROM SEEING IT.