# Accident 19790521019009A: Bolkms BO105C, Galveston, TX, May 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90755-1988-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C (registry code 5626005, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-gm-bo-105c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,985 total, 496 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790521019009A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ROCKED BACKWARDS ON SKIDS WHEN PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLE.TAIL ROTOR STRUCK HELIPORT APRON.

## 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 FTW79DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA26), May 21, 1979: Bolkow B0105C (N90755), Galveston, TX, substantial damage

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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