# NTSB Accident CEN12CA078
> **MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM BK 117 B-2** · 2011-11-13 · Carbondale, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12CA078
- **Event ID:** 20111123X02155
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-11-13
- **Location:** Carbondale, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.726943, -89.221107
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM
- **Model:** BK 117 B-2
- **Registration:** N330SL
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The main rotor blade’s contact with the vertical stabilizer during the engine shutdown in strong, gusty wind conditions.

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