# NTSB ENG18RA040: MBB BK117, Kyiv, Ukraine, September 6, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 6, 2018, 04:17 local (04:17 UTC)
- Place: Kyiv, Ukraine
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG18RA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98506/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18RA040

## 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 best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: UR-MHP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MBB BK117 (C2)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 9238
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: Data recorder

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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