Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 accident near Hartford, IL
On April 25, 2025, a Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Hartford, IL. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 25, 2025
- Place
- Hartford, IL
- Aircraft
- Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.838°N, 90.096°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250425200063
Official records · CEN25LA163
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Sequence of events
- Collision during takeoff/land (Initial climb, defining event)
- Fire/smoke (post-impact) (Post-impact)
- Evacuation (Post-impact)
NTSB findings
- Aircraft control · Pilot (Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info)
- Directional control · Not attained/maintained (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters)
- Task monitoring/vigilance · Pilot (Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring)
- Incorrect action sequence · Pilot (Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action)
Conditions
- Local time
- 1:51 AM
- Light
- Night
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 140° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 mi
More accidents in IL
- Beech 1900C, Nov 19, 1996
- Beech C-45H, Sep 7, 1992
- Hawker Siddeley HS-748-2A, Oct 12, 1983
- Cessna 414A, Apr 7, 2015
- Cessna 172P, Jul 19, 1997
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
