# Accident 19930525015169A: Bolkms BK117A4, Lafayette, LA, May 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1993, 09:14 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401PH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A4
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,268 total, 21 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930525015169A

## Narrative

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

COLLECTIVE CONTROL RODS PAINTED OVER AND INSTALLED IN WRONG POSITIONS. BK117 ROLLED OVER IN HOVER. NO SUPERVISION.

## 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 FTW93FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA163), May 25, 1993: MBB BK 117 A-4 (N401PH), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CYCLIC CONTROL ROD MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL ROD BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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