NONE · EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2 · 2013-02-14 · Danville, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13LA134
Event ID
20130215X30422
Type
Accident
Date
2013-02-14
Location
Danville, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.967777, -76.605552
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Model
MBB-BK 117 C-2
Registration
N481LF
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to conduct a straight-in approach to the helipad, which resulted in the main rotor blade impacting a construction crane flag marker. Contributing to the accident was the erroneous information about the construction crane’s operation time and the pilot’s self-induced time pressure, which resulted from his awareness of the patient’s medical situation during the flight.