# Accident 19970314003079A: Bolkms BO105S, Alexandria, LA, March 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1997, 01:36 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 31.4604° N, 92.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4604&lon=-92.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7161J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7161J-1999-01-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970314003079A

## Narrative

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

AIR AMBULANCE RETURNING FROM PASSENGER DROP OFF. CRASHED. (-23) THE PILOT AND EMT DEPARTED LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, AND PICKED UP A PATIENT AT EUNICE, LOUISIANA, THEN PROCEEDED TO SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, WHERE THE PATIENT WAS DISEMBARKED. THE PILOT DEPARTED SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, ENROUTE TO LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, VFR. WEATHER BRIEFINGS THAT THE PILOT RECEIVED FROM DERIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION INDICATED VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED AND THAT CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WERE GENERALLY LESS THAN 1,000 AND 3 ALONG HIS ROUTE. WHILE TRYING TO REMAIN VMC, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW97FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA121), Mar 14, 1997: MBB BO-105S (N7161J), Lena, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors were the pilot not following company…

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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