# Accident 19890507010829A: Bolkms BO105CBS, West Cameron Bl, LA, May 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1989, 14:04 local time
- Place: West Cameron Bl, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGR
- 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 BO105CBS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,459 total, 2,397 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507010829A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED INVERTED INTO GULF WATERS,NO PILOT WARNING BUT SCREAM ON  RADIO. POSSIBLE ROTOR BLADE OR BLADES SEPARATING

## 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 FTW89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA093), May 7, 1989: MBB BO-105S (N2785B), W Cameron Blk, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE MICRO-SWITCH FOR THE OUTBOARD LATERAL GUIDE ASSEMBLY, AND THE INCORRECT GUARD INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC TEST SWITCH, RESULTING IN A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE.…

## Other reports on N2785B (1)

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

- [Accident 19881215052509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881215052509A), Dec 15, 1988: Bolkms BO105S (N2785B), South Marsh113, LA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor blade vibration caused tail rotor and gear box to separate. Deployed floats. Autorotated to water safely

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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