29.7952° N, 93.2916° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 1, 1982 · 14:13 local
Place
Cameron, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N17168
Reported as
Bolkms BO105A
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,621 total127 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot made autorotative landing in water when engines quit for lack of fuel. Fuel quantity gages reading wrong.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE AUTOROTATIVE LANDING IN WATER WHEN ENGINES QUIT FOR LACK OF FUEL. FUEL QUANTITY GAGES READING WRONG.