# Incident 19970819028159I: Bolkms BK117A3, Florence, SC, August 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1997, 14:50 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AYUA
- Location: 34.1789° N, 79.7922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1789&lon=-79.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527MB-2016-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4 (registry code 5626017, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-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 BK117A3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819028159I

## Narrative

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

SOUTHWEST OF AIRPORT BIRD SHATTERED WINDSCREEN. WENT THRU AND SHATTERED AFT GREENHOUSE. FOUND ONLY BIRD FEATHERS.

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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