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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bolkms BK 117 B-1 · St. Augustine, FL · July 22, 2004

Date: July 22, 2004 · 14:57 local
Place: St. Augustine, FL
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BAQA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N117US
Reported as: Bolkms BK117B1
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total2,500 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N117USRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2017 · Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1S/N 7175 · Built 1988 Airframe modelMesserschmitt BK 117 B-1 Engine modelLycoming LTS-101 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) While responding to an automobile accident at the intersection of roberts road and sr 13 near saint Augustine, FL, air ambulance, N117US, a BK-117 operated by cj systems (trama one of jacksonville, FL) landed in close proximity to a small roadway sign. The helicopter's rotor wash caused the sign to osolate back and forth to a point where the sign "brushed" the tips of the rotor blades, causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE RESPONDING TO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROBERTS ROAD AND SR 13 NEAR SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL, AIR AMBULANCE, N117US, A BK-117 OPERATED BY CJ SYSTEMS (TRAMA ONE OF JACKSONVILLE, FL) LANDED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A SMALL ROADWAY SIGN. THE HELICOPTER'S ROTOR WASH CAUSED THE SIGN TO OSOLATE BACK AND FORTH TO A POINT WHERE THE SIGN "BRUSHED" THE TIPS OF THE ROTOR BLADES, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N117US · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050814021129AForced/Precautionary Landing · Jacksonville, FL(-23) Aircraft departed roof top pad at shands hospital Jacksonville FL. Shortly after takeoff the pilot heard a loud noise and lost power in number 1 engine. Aircraft did not have the altitude to clear power lines along 8th street. The pilot turned to what…Aug 14, 2005 · Substantial damage