# Accident 19881215052509A: Bolkms BO105S, South Marsh113, LA, December 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1988, 14:06 local time
- Place: South Marsh113, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N2785B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2785B-1996-01-26) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,826 total, 406 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881215052509A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BLADE VIBRATION CAUSED TAIL ROTOR AND GEAR BOX TO SEPARATE. DEPLOYED FLOATS. AUTOROTATED TO WATER SAFELY

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2785B (1)

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

- [Accident 19890507010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507010829A), May 7, 1989: Bolkms BO105CBS (N2785B), West Cameron Bl, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted inverted into gulf waters,no pilot warning but scream on radio. Possible rotor blade or blades separating

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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