# Accident 19920816031829A: Bolkms BO105S, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Aircraft: N295EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295EH-1994-11-18) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,212 total, 3,783 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031829A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT IN CRUISE. LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. FUEL SUPPLY TANK EMPTY. MAIN TANK 80 GAL. TRANSFER PUMPS OFF.

## 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 FTW92LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA212), Aug 16, 1992: MBB BO 105CBS-4 (N295EH), Ship Shoal 90, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF POWER TO BOTH ENGINES FROM FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SWITCH ON THE MAIN FUEL BOOST PUMPS.

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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