# Incident 19971006030419I: Bolkms BO105CBS, Gulf Of Mex, LA, October 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1997, 16:09 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mex, LA
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEAA
- Aircraft: N54197, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54197-1999-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BO105CBS (registry code 5626008, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bo105cbs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105CBS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,316 total, 984 in this make and model, 282 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006030419I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED AN N2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, SHUT DOWN ENGINE PLANE WOULD NOT SUSTAIN FLIGHT. (-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE NO.2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS THE PILOT APPRAOCHED THE PLATFORM, THE ENGINE STARTED TO BOG DOWN. THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE FLOATS AND SET THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WATER. THE LIFE RAFT WAS DEPLOYED. THE AIRCRAFT LISTED TO THE RIGHT AND EVERYONE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE COPILOT'S SIDE AND JUMPED TO THE RAFT. DURING THE TOW, THE RIGHT FLOAT STARTED TO TEAR FREE FROM THE SKID AND THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED, ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK, AND EVENTUALLY SANK.

## Other reports on N54197 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950510025629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950510025629I), May 10, 1995: Bolkms BO105CBS (N54197), Cameron, LA. Torque split, kept dropping. Loose rotor RPM. Landed offshore platform. Hole found bottom right transfer tube.

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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