Accident MBB BK 117A-1 N117SR,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75918
 
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Date:Monday 9 September 1985
Time:12:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic BK17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MBB BK 117A-1
Owner/operator:Wackenhut Services (WSI)
Registration: N117SR
MSN: 7019
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Aiken, SC -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Aiken, SC
Destination airport:Aiken, SC
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Contacted trees and crashed while manoeuvring at low altitude into rising terrain while on security duty for the Savannah River Site (a nuclear facility).

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X37683&key=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jul-2010 23:30 Alpine Flight Added
19-Aug-2010 13:50 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
19-Nov-2012 13:26 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative]
24-Apr-2016 19:44 Aerossurance Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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