# N105SJ: 1973 Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C, registration cancelled 2004-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-gm-bo-105c) (registry code 5626005)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S-104
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 16, 1973
- Certificate issued: February 6, 2001
- Last registry action: January 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A018E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Mercy Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCY%20FLIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7887° N, 78.8264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14219, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105SJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=105SJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105SJ-2004-03-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-gm-bo-105c.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3744), Apr 14, 1995: BEARING. FAILED. NR 5 BEARING BALL RETAINER FLAKING OFF. THE BEARING MANUFACTURED BY SUPERIOR TURBINE.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA133), Jun 20, 2003: MBB BO-105C (N105SJ), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper interpretation of a descent as a power loss and subsequent decision to autorotate, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the collective friction.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20030620017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620017419A), Jun 20, 2003: Bolkms BO105C (N105SJ), Blasedall, NY, Destroyed. (-23) On June 20, 2003 at 1630 hrs I was dispatched to blasdell, NY for a reported helicopter hard landing at the ford stamping plant in lackawanna, NY. Upon…

## Other aircraft with N105SJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105SJ): Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50, S/N 174, built 1988

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