# Accident 19780911026139A: Bolkms BO105S, Morgan City, LA, September 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1978
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46977, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46977-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S (registry code 5626006, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105S
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,156 total, 256 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911026139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA078), Sep 11, 1978: Bolkow BO-105 (N46977), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46977 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781129041329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129041329A), Nov 29, 1978: Bolkms BO105C (N46977), Morgan City, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Passenger got foot caught in cyclic control floor connection.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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