# Incident 19951029044919I: Bolkms BO105A, Tampa, FL, October 29, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1995, 21:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911FL-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BO 105CB (registry code 5626019, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bo-105cb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,283 total, 152 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951029044919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 29, 1995, AT 2130, AN MBB-B0-105 HELICOPTER, N911FL, OPERATED BY PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC., WAS ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, WHEN THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL FUMES. POSTFLIGHT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A SUPPLY FUEL TANK HOSE CLAMP HAD FAILED. PILOT MELVIN L. BLYTH WAS ON THE LANDING PHASE OF A ROUTINE EMS FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES OCCURED. INSPECTION OF THE PILOT'S RECORDS AND CERTIFICATE REVEALED THAT HE HELD THE PROPER CERTIFICATES AND RATINGS FOR THE FLIGHT HE WAS CONDUCTING.

## Other reports on N911FL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031119032549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031119032549I), Nov 19, 2003: Bolkms BO105CB* (N911FL), Nacogdoches, TX. (-23) On 10 November 2003 at 20:39 during cruise flight at 2500 MSL by Nacogdoches, TX. Number #2 engine chip light illuminated, pilot attempted to burn off…

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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