# N2785B: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S, registration cancelled 1996-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s) (registry code 5626006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S636
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1985
- Last registry action: November 14, 1995
- Mode S code: A2C73D
- Owner when cancelled: [Mdfc Equipment Leasing Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MDFC%20EQUIPMENT%20LEASING%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8239° N, 118.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2785B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2785B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2785B-1996-01-26

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 BO-105S: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA093), May 7, 1989: MBB BO-105S (N2785B), W Cameron Blk, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE MICRO-SWITCH FOR THE OUTBOARD LATERAL GUIDE ASSEMBLY, AND THE INCORRECT GUARD INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC TEST SWITCH, RESULTING IN A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE.…
- [NTSB FTW89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA031), Dec 5, 1988: MBB BO-105 (N2785B), South Marsh 113, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THR RESULTING IMBALANCE AND VIBRATION CAUSED THE SEPARATION OF THE 90 DEGREE GEARBOX AND A PORTION OF THE VERTICAL…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890507010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507010829A), May 7, 1989: Bolkms BO105CBS (N2785B), West Cameron Bl, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted inverted into gulf waters,no pilot warning but scream on radio. Possible rotor blade or blades separating
- [Accident 19881215052509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881215052509A), Dec 15, 1988: Bolkms BO105S (N2785B), South Marsh113, LA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor blade vibration caused tail rotor and gear box to separate. Deployed floats. Autorotated to water safely

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