# Accident 19850706072809A: Bolkms BO105C, Pittsburgh, PA, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 01:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Mercy Hospital
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CJIA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83CJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105C
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,220 total, 5 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706072809A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF, MADE FORCED LANDING. FUEL CONTROL LINES LOOSE.

## 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 NYC85LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA159), Jul 6, 1985: MBB GMBO-105C (N83CJ), Pittsburgh, PA, destroyed

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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