# Incident 19980726027019I: Bolkms BK117A3, Kansas City, MO, July 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1998, 23:00 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAOA
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911WS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 350 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980726027019I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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