Kawasaki BK117-B2 Foreign

Summary

On 16 October 2013 at about 12:09 local time, a Kawasaki BK117-B2 registered Foreign, operated by Sunrise Airlines, was involved in an accident near Tatacka, Taiwan. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 October 2013 at 12:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Tatacka, Taiwan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Kawasaki BK117-B2

Registration

Foreign

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Sunrise Airlines

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ANC14WA003

3 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 16, 2013, about 1209 Coordinated Universal Time, a Kawasaki BK-117 helicopter, Taiwan Island registration number B-77009, operated by Sunrise Airlines, was destroyed following a loss of control while landing near Yushan N. Peak Weather Staion, Taiwan Island. Both crew members and one passenger received fatal injuries. The AVIATION SAFETY COUNCIL, Taiwan is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the helicopter engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist Aviation Safety Council (ASC) in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to ASC at: Aviation Safety Council, Taiwan 11th Floor, 200, Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: 886-1-89127388 Fax: 886-2-8912-7399

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.