# Incident 20060118001999I: Bolkms BK117A4, Memphis, FL, January 18, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2006, 21:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 27.5450° N, 82.5559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5450&lon=-82.5559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158BK-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB BK-117 A4 (registry code 5626035, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-a4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell LTS101-600 SR (registry code 33904, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-lts101-600-sr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 1,700 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/20060118001999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 18, 2006, AT 2130 EST, A EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHIA MBBB BK 117 A4 HELICOPTER, N158BK, OPERATING FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS, PART 135 CERTIFICATE # QMLA253U, ENCOUNTERED A MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKE WITH A SMALL TREE WHILE LANDING ON A HIGHWAY TO PICK UP A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT VICTIM AT MEMPHIS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO 3 OF 4 MAIN ROTOR BLADES, NEAR EACH TIP CAP. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BAY FRONT MEDICAL CENTER, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA AT 2115 EST.

## Other reports on N158BK (1)

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

- [Incident 19890910047689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910047689I), Sep 10, 1989: Bolkms BK117A3 (N158BK), Chapel Hill, NC. Chip detector light on. Landed at destination. No chips found in detector. Reserviced detector.

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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