# Accident 19951026034589A: Bolkms BO105S, League City, TX, October 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1995, 01:40 local time
- Place: League City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AYPA
- Location: 29.4805° N, 95.1001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4805&lon=-95.1001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105AG-2013-08-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,378 total, 11 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951026034589A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND NOSE DOWN RIGHT STEEP BANK. LOW CEILING FOG IN AREA. NO ANOMALIES. HELICOPTER NOT IFR EQUIPPED.

## 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 FTW96FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA028), Oct 26, 1995: Mbb BO-105S (N105AG), League City, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the MBB BO-105 helicopter and the dark night light conditions.

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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