Accident · 2005-09-22

NTSB case NYC05LA145 · Eurocopter Deutschland BK-117-B2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-09-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Eurocopter Deutschland BK-117-B2 (N117MK)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Omniflight Helicopters

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor associated with this accident was a tailwind.

Source: NTSB case NYC05LA145

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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