# NTSB ANC14WA003: Kawasaki BK117-B2, Tatacka, Taiwan, October 16, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 16, 2013, 12:09 local (12:09 UTC)
- Place: Tatacka, Taiwan
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC14WA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88269/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14WA003

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 16, 2013, about 1209 Coordinated Universal Time, a Kawasaki BK-117 helicopter, Taiwan Island registration number B-77009, operated by Sunrise Airlines, was destroyed following a loss of control while landing near Yushan N. Peak Weather Staion, Taiwan Island. Both crew members and one passenger received fatal injuries. The AVIATION SAFETY COUNCIL, Taiwan is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the helicopter engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist Aviation Safety Council (ASC) in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to ASC at: Aviation Safety Council, Taiwan 11th Floor, 200, Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: 886-1-89127388 Fax: 886-2-8912-7399

## Aircraft

- Registration: Foreign (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KAWASAKI BK117-B2 (B2)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1059
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Sunrise Airlines

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.

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