# N2785R: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S, registration cancelled 2001-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: S-642
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1998
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A2C74B
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Logistics LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LOGISTICS%20LLC)
- Location: [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9367° N, 91.8653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70560, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2785R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2785R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2785R-2001-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX6887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6887), Nov 9, 1995: 4TH STG NOZZLE. CRACKED. DURING PRE-FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND 4TH STAGE NOZZLE WITH CRACKED DIAPHRAGM.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6883), Nov 9, 1995: 1ST STAGE NOZZLE. CRACKED. DURING PRE-FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND BURNED AND CRACKED AIRFOIL VANES AND CRACKS IN OUTER BAND. PART IS SCRAPPED.
- [SDR 95ZZZX1855](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1855), Mar 15, 1995: GUIDE SWITCH. FAULTY. HYDRAULIC BLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. SYSTEM SHIFTED TO NR 2. HYD ENGAGED. CONTINUED FLIGHT AND LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. DRIED OUT GUIDE ASSEMBLY

## 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 FTW99LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA215), Aug 10, 1999: Mbb BO-105S (N2785R), Vermilion 250, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the helicopter while attempting to takeoff. A factor was the high wind condition.

## 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 19990810011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990810011709A), Aug 10, 1999: Bolkms BO105S (N2785R), Gulf Of Mexico, Substantial damage. Air logistics air taxi ( messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm BO-105S helicopter) was running up its engine on a helideck in the Gulf Of Mexico when the acft tail spun…
- [Incident 19920908045389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920908045389I), Sep 8, 1992: Bolkms BO105S (N2785R), Patterson, LA. Hydraulic system warning light on. Had control problem. Returned. Found broken wire in electrical cannon plug.

## Other aircraft with N2785R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2785R): Durtschi Steve NORTH STAR, S/N 122, built 2007
- [Cancelled 1973-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2785R-1973-08-24): Fairchild FH-227D, S/N 574. Exported to Uruguay. Owner: [Fairchild Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [Hagerstown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hagerstown)

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