# Incident 19951214045899I: Bolkms BK117A4, Bennett, NE, December 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1995, 02:00 local time
- Place: Bennett, NE
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RMXA
- Location: 40.5680° N, 97.7672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Bennett, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5680&lon=-97.7672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313LF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A4
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951214045899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON THURSDAY, 12/14/95, N313LF, A MBB-BK117-A4, OPERATED BY OMNI FLIGHT HELICOPTERS WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD NEAR BENNETT, NE. THE CAUSE OF THIS UNSCHEDULED STOP WAS A DECREASING FUEL INDICATION OF THE FEED TANKS. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PRIMARY FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS AT FAULT AND THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR, PART NUMBER 117-94054-03, WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE HELICOPTER WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AND SDR IS TO BE SUBMITTED TO ASW-FSDO-05. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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