# Accident 19940106000189A: Bolkms BO105S, Clearwater, OR, January 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Clearwater, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1607° N, 122.2101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1607&lon=-122.2101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204PC-1994-03-01) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,001 total, 146 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940106000189A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL WILD LIFE SURVEY STRUCK POWER LINE. DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL. IMPACTED ON SHORE OF A POND.

## 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 SEA94LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA047), Jan 6, 1994: MBB BO-105S (N204PC), Clearwater, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WIRES. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WIRES AND SUNGLARE.

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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