# Accident 20171012016659A: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Canton, IL, October 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2017, 23:35 local time
- Place: Canton, IL
- Airport: Ingersoll
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 084A
- Location: 40.5636° N, 90.0742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5636&lon=-90.0742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140SF) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,933 total, 1,130 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171012016659A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION ON NVG LIGHT USE FROM THE LEFT SEAT. PIC PLACED LEFT HAND ON CYCLIC AND REACHED FOR LIGHT CONTROLS WITH RIGHT HAND. PIC INADVERTANTLY LOWERED RIGHT COLLECTIVEWITH RIGHT HAND. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK. PILOT PULLED CYCLIC AFT WITH LEFT HAND. AIRCRAFT TAIL STRUCK GROUND. PILOT LOWERED COLLETIVE AND PUSHED CYCLIC FORWARD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST POINTING SOUTH ON RUNWAY 18/36.

## 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 GAA18CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA012), Oct 13, 2017: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB BK 117 (N140SF), Canton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's incorrect cyclic control during a hover, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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