# Incident 20060827018129I: Bolkms BK117B1, Ashland, MO, August 27, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2006, 03:40 local time
- Place: Ashland, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A1UA
- Location: 38.8125° N, 92.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8125&lon=-92.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10UM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10UM-2013-06-05) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,430 total, 326 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060827018129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N10UM, AN AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER HAD MADE A NIGHT OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AT 0300 AM TO PICK UP A PATIENT. ON DEPARTURE, THE PILOT CLIMBED THROUGH 2 UNSEEN ELECTRIC SERVICE WIRES THAT WERE LOCATED ABOUT 80 FEET ABOVE THE HELICOPTER. THE POLES TO THESE WIRES WERE LOCATED ABOUT 200 FEET APART HIDDEN BY OTHER TREES AND TERRAIN. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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