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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bolkms BO105CBS · Valdez, AK · February 10, 1991

Date
February 10, 1991 · 11:55 local
Place
Valdez, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EOPA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5413D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA026
Reported as
Bolkms BO105CBS
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,779 total295 in this make and model143 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on overwater climbout and ditched. Had failed to turn on required boost pump switches.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON OVERWATER CLIMBOUT AND DITCHED. HAD FAILED TO TURN ON REQUIRED BOOST PUMP SWITCHES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.