MBB BK-117 accidents
The NTSB database holds 17 accidents and incidents involving the MBB BK-117, recorded between 1988 to 2012. 7 of them were fatal (41%), and 18 people died.
The deadliest year was 1989, with 5 deaths.
Most of these records are from United States.
6 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
17
Records
7
Fatal
18
Deaths
41%
Share fatal
1988 to 2012
Period
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11 of 17 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 17 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1991 | MBB BK 117 B-1 | Sonestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Keystone Helicopter Corporatio | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Dec 2012 | MBB BK 117 A-3 | Compton, Illinois, United States | Air Methods Corporation | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jul 1999 | MBB BK-117-B2 | Fresno, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Feb 1989 | MBB BK-117 A-1 | Tyler, Texas, United States | U. S. Jet | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jan 2002 | MBB BK-117 A-3 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | CJ Systems Aviation Group, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1989 | MBB BK-117-A-3 | Coinjock, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1992 | MBB BK-117 | Middletown, Connecticut, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopters | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 2007 | MBB BK-117 A-4 | Ridgeville, South Carolina, United States | Omniflight Helicopters Inc., | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2005 | MBB BK 117 B-1 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2003 | MBB BK 117 B-2 | Conroe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2002 | MBB BK 117 A-4 | Albany, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2000 | MBB BK-117-A3 | Allen, Texas, United States | Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1999 | MBB BK 117 A-3 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | Rocky Mountain Holdings LLC | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1998 | MBB BK-117 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | St. Louis Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1997 | MBB BK-117-A1 | Kane, Pennsylvania, United States | Keystone Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1993 | MBB BK 117 A-4 | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1988 | MBB BK-117 | Manhattan, New York, United States | Colgate Palmolive | No injuries | - |