# Accident 20050814021129A: Bolkms BK117B1, Jacksonville, FL, August 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2005, 16:20 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 30.3481° N, 81.6778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3481&lon=-81.6778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117US-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1 (registry code 5626012, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117-b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117B1
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101750B1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814021129A

## Narrative

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

(-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 LOOKED LIKE A CLEAR AREA AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT FOR TOUCHDOWN. UPON LANDING IN WHAT THE PILOT THOUGHT WAS A HEDGEROW THE RIGHT SKID OF THE AIRCRAFT HOOKED A FENCE AND ROLLED OVER ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 ATL05FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA144), Aug 14, 2005: MBB BK 117 B-1 (N117US), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in-flight decision to land in a unsuitable landing area during a precautionary landing. A factor was the loss of power on the number two engine.

## Other reports on N117US (1)

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

- [Incident 20040722024379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040722024379I), Jul 22, 2004: Bolkms BK117B1 (N117US), St. Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-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…

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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