# Accident 19891001064969A: Bolkms BO105S, Mercury, NV, October 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1989, 22:50 local time
- Place: Mercury, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6605° N, 115.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercury, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6605&lon=-115.9945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7EG-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S (registry code 5626006, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105S
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,892 total, 319 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90T#A01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90T%23A01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001064969A

## Narrative

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

EXTERNAL NIGHT LIGHTING SYSTEM ON BELLY OF HELICOPTER HIT GROUND DURING LOW HOVER OVER DRY LAKE TESTING EQUIPMENT.

## 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 DEN90T#A01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90T%23A01), Oct 2, 1989: MBB BO-105S (N7EG), Mercury, NV, 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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