# Accident 20090817021469A: Bolkms BK117C2, North Captiva, FL, August 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2009, 00:30 local time
- Place: North Captiva, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: L1CA
- Location: 26.6022° N, 82.2044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6022&lon=-82.2044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911LZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911LZ-2010-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 (registry code 5626002, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL series (registry code 60031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117C2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090817021469A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 17, 2009, AT 0030 EDT, A EUROCOPTER MBB-BK 117C-2, REGISTERED TO LEE COUNTY HELICOPTER OPERATIONS, CONDUCTING HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (HEMS) FLIGHTS, AND OPERATED BY DIANNA MARIE TACKETT, IMPACTED THE WATER 1.5 MILES WEST OF NORTH CAPTIVA IN THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY OFF OF PINE ISLAND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT AND TWO PARAMEDICS ESCAPED THE SUBMERGED AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PAGE FIELD AIRPORT (KFMY), FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, ON 17 AUGUST, 2009, AT 0004 EDT.

## 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 ERA09LA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA464), Aug 17, 2009: Eurocopter Deutschland EC-145 (N911LZ), North Captiva Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to arrest the helicopter's descent, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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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