# Incident 20070221003319I: Bolkms BK117A4, Carteret County, NC, February 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2007, 20:45 local time
- Place: Carteret County, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 34.8613° N, 76.5357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carteret County, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8613&lon=-76.5357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N485UH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N485UH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4 (registry code 5626017, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-a-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A4
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070221003319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CARTERET COUNTY HOSPITAL ON 2045 LOCAL TIME. PILOT ENCOUNTERED SHALLOW LAYER OF SCATTERED/BROKEN FOG AT APPROXIMATELY 300'. SOON THEREAFTER THE PILOT GLIMPSED A LARGE WHITE OBJECT GO UNDER THE INBOARD EDGE OF THE PILOT'S CHIN BUBBLE WINDOW FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE THUMP OF AN IMPACT. NO UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS FELT BY CREW, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATIONS OF DAMAGE FROM INSTRUMENTS, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY NOTED. UPON LANDING AT PITT HOSPITAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT SKID LIGHTS WAS NOTED IN ADDITION TO BENT ANTENNAS ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. ALSO SOME SORT OF "MARSHY" MUD WAS NOTED ON THE REAR CLAMSHELL DOORS, TAIL BOOM, VERTICAL FINS, AND SKIDS.

## Other reports on N485UH (1)

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

- [Incident 20180125001629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180125001629I), Jan 25, 2018: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4 (N485UH), Borden, IN, Minor damage. On January 25, 2018, about 1920 eastern standard time (EST) (0020Z), a Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm bk 117, N485UH, with three crewmembers onboard, struck tree…

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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