# Incident 19921102048639I: Bolkms BK117A1, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Children'S Hospital Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117CJ-2015-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohn MBB-BK117 A-4 (registry code 5626032, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohn-mbb-bk117-a-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102048639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD VERTICAL LANDING AT HELIPORT. DAMAGED LANDING GEAR AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES.

## Other reports on N117CJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860930060859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930060859I), Sep 30, 1986: Bolkms BK117A1 (N117CJ), Monongehela, PA, Minor damage. Engine cowling came loose on final and contacted rotor blades. Unable to determine cause due to cowling damage.

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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