# Incident 20160426006189I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Pittsburgh, PA, April 26, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 40.4619° N, 79.9447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4619&lon=-79.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145HN (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160426006189I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ACCOMPLISHED WALK AROUND PRIOR TO TAKE OFF FROM WEST PENN HOSPITAL, PILOT DISCOVERED VERTICAL FIN COWLING FASTENERS MISSING AND DAMAGE ON THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE AND A MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

## 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 ERA16LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA265), Apr 26, 2016: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB BK 117 C-2 (N145HN), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the left vertical fin cowling during recent maintenance, which resulted in its separation and subsequent contact with the tail rotor system during…

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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