# Accident 20130214002389A: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Danville, PA, February 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2013, 12:20 local time
- Place: Danville, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 3GMA
- Location: 40.9678° N, 76.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9678&lon=-76.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481LF) (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-1E2 (registry code 60035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1e2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1E2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,445 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130214002389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT, TWO MEDICAL CREWMEMBERS AND A PATIENT WERE ON FINAL APPROACH TO 79PN WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH A FLAG THAT WAS ON TOP OF A WORKING CRANE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS APPROACH AND LANDED TO 79PN A ROOFTOP HELIPAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 ERA13LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA134), Feb 14, 2013: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 (N481LF), Danville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to conduct a straight-in approach to the helipad, which resulted in the main rotor blade impacting a construction crane flag marker. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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