# NTSB Accident ERA22LA229
> **MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM BK 117 B-2** · 2022-05-14 · Rochester, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA229
- **Event ID:** 20220516105085
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-05-14
- **Location:** Rochester, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.123253, -77.624122
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM
- **Model:** BK 117 B-2
- **Registration:** N370SS
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An unintentional movement of the cyclic control before takeoff, which resulted the main rotor blades contacting the fixed wire cutter.

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