# Accident 19961213039319A: Bolkms BO105C, Penn Yan, NY, December 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1996
- Place: Penn Yan, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 42.5900° N, 77.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5900&lon=-77.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90750, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90750-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C (registry code 5626005, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-gm-bo-105c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961213039319A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED AND BURNED IN REMOTE AREA WHILE MEDIVAC RESCUE INJURED HUNTER. FLASH, FIREBALL.

## 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 IAD97FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA032), Dec 13, 1996: Mbb BO-105CBS (N90750), Penn Yan, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's diverted attention to the GPS, darkness, low ceiling, rising terrain, and high…

## Other reports on N90750 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880514031799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514031799I), May 14, 1988: Bolkms BO105C (N90750), Montegut, LA, Minor damage. Pilot unaware aircraft hit telephone wire on takeoff. One rotor blade slightly gouged.

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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