- Date
- September 6, 2018, 04:17 local (04:17 UTC)
- Place
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- UR-MHPMBB BK117
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of lift
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98506
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Factual narrative
On September 6, 2018, a Eurocopter EC-145 experienced an anomaly during the takeoff near Trukhaniv Island, Kyiv, Ukraine. The incident is being investigated by the Ukrainian National Bureau of Air Accidents and Incidents (NBAAI) of Ukraine. All inquiries should be directed to: Ukrainian National Bureau of Air Accidents and Incidents 14 Peremohy ave, Kyiv 01135, Ukraine Website: http://www.nbaai.gov.ua/ This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Ukraine NBAAI.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UR-MHP
- Reported as
- MBB BK117 (C2)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 9238
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Data recorder