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Incident

FAA incident report · Bolkms BK117A3 · Kansas City, MO · July 26, 1998

Date: July 26, 1998 · 23:00 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BAOA
Aircraft: N911WS
Reported as: Bolkms BK117A3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,600 total350 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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At 2300Z (6:00PM CDT), life gaurd had been given clearance by mkc ATCT to respond to an accident. Over ku med center, life guard declared an emergency due to lost power in the #1 engine. Life guard was advised by mkc ATCT to fly directly to mkc. N911WS made a run on landing without further incident. Patient was relocated to ku med center via standby helicopter. Inspection on 7/27/98 found that an "o" ring inside the low side governor had failed during the approach to ku. The governor wasa repaired and N911WS was returned to service. This incident #CE981AC0098 is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

AT 2300Z (6:00PM CDT), LIFE GAURD HAD BEEN GIVEN CLEARANCE BY MKC ATCT TO RESPOND TO AN ACCIDENT. OVER KU MED CENTER, LIFE GUARD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOST POWER IN THE #1 ENGINE. LIFE GUARD WAS ADVISED BY MKC ATCT TO FLY DIRECTLY TO MKC. N911WS MADE A RUN ON LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PATIENT WAS RELOCATED TO KU MED CENTER VIA STANDBY HELICOPTER. INSPECTION ON 7/27/98 FOUND THAT AN "O" RING INSIDE THE LOW SIDE GOVERNOR HAD FAILED DURING THE APPROACH TO KU. THE GOVERNOR WASA REPAIRED AND N911WS WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT #CE981AC0098 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.