# Accident 19970430007149A: Bolkms BK117A1, Kane, PA, April 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1997
- Place: Kane, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.6591° N, 78.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6591&lon=-78.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122LF-1997-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BK 117 (registry code 5626010, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430007149A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS ON A LIFE FLIGHT WHEN IT CRASHED ON LANDING AT HOSPITAL.

## 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 IAD97LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA070), Apr 30, 1997: Mbb BK-117-A1 (N122LF), Kane, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform a low airspeed vertical descent with a tailwind, which resulted in settling with power.

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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