# Incident 19920930048079I: Bolkms BK117A3, Poughkeepsie, NY, September 30, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1992, 20:45 local time
- Place: Poughkeepsie, NY
- Airport: Dutchess County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 41.6266° N, 73.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Dutchess County Airport (POU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6266&lon=-73.8842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117NY-2010-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MBB BK 117 A-3 (registry code 5626015, https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 665 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930048079I

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. USED FIRE BOTTLES. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.TURBINE BLADE EXITED THROUGH EXHAUST CASE

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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