# Incident 20150617008899I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Eden Prairie, MN, June 17, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2015, 13:30 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 15MA
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145MC) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150617008899I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM FAIRMONT TO HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, WHICH WAS ALERTED BY THE MEDICAL CREW.

THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING AND DIVERTED INTO FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (KFCM) UNEVENTFULLY.

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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