# Accident 20000425009929A: Bolkms BK117A3, St Petersburg, FL, April 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2000, 12:15 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R7MA
- Location: 27.8505° N, 82.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8505&lon=-82.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428MB-2013-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MBB BK 117 A-3 (registry code 5626015, https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000425009929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 25, 2000, AT 1215 LOCAL TIME, A MESSERSCHMITT-BOELKOW-GLOHN BK117-A3, SERIAL NUMBER 7088, N428MB, REGISTERED TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS LLC, COLLIDED WITH AN AM RADIO TRANSMITTER TOWER IN ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33702, WHILE ON A REPOSITIONING CFR 14 PART 135 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED, DISPATCH AT BAYFRONT HOSPITAL FLIGHT FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PIC, AND 2 PASSENGERS (PARAMEDIC AND FLIGHT NURSE) WERE FATALITIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER IN ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA ON APRIL 25, 2000, AT 1212 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 ATL00FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA048), Apr 25, 2000: Eurocopter BK117-A3 (N428MB), St. Petersburg, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance that resulted in the in-flight collision with a tower.

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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