# Incident 20150703011199I: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, Cahokia, IL, July 3, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2015, 14:15 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: Downtown Saint Louis Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N880SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 (registry code 5626013, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM BK 117 B-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING LTS-101
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703011199I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 3, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME AIRCRAFT N880SL, A MESSERSCHMITT BK 117 B-2, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR METHODS CORPORATION (DOING BUSINESS AS ARCH AIR MEDICAL SERVICES), A PART 135 OPERATOR, EXPERIENCED A FIRE WARNING ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT BACK TO THE COMPANY?S BASE.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY THE FIRE AGENT; HOWEVER, AFTER THE FLIGHT IT WAS DETERMINED THE SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE.  SUBSEQUENTLY, AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE DOWNTOWN SAINT LOUIS AIRPORT (KCPS), CAHOKIA, IL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N880SL (1)

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

- [Accident 20250424003989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250424003989A), Apr 24, 2025: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 (N880SL), Hartford, IL, Destroyed. The PIC accepted a public relations event flight and completed the certificate holder's risk analysis form. The PIC did not document on the risk assessment…

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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