Accident: Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2
Mar 7, 2022 · Abingdon, VA
NTSB numberERA22LA145Event id20220307104725
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s misalignment of the helicopter skids while landing on a dolly at night, which resulted in the skids becoming entangled with the dolly and a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue as a result of the time the accident occurred, his total time awake, the multiple flight segments flown, and the operator’s pilot scheduling practice. Also contributing to the accident was the center gap design of the landing dolly.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Registration
- N29VA
- Year built
- 2010
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Public aircraft
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown Landing area undershoot
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI)0 nm (1 km) north-east
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