# Accident 19920809029769A: Bolkms BO105A, Madison, SD, August 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1992, 13:26 local time
- Place: Madison, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 44.0007° N, 97.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0007&lon=-97.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30SV-1993-03-11) (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 BO105A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,835 total, 53 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809029769A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LAKE SURFACE DURING LOW ALTITUDE DESCENDING TURN. INDICATES LOSS OF VFR REFERENCE DUE HAZE AND MIRROR EFFECT

## 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 CHI92LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA233), Aug 9, 1992: MBB BO-105 (N30SV), Madison, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND INADVERTENT DESCENT.

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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