# Accident 20000310007469A: Eurocopter Deutschland BO105SCBS-5, Dallhart, TX, March 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2000, 06:05 local time
- Place: Dallhart, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 36.0607° N, 102.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0607&lon=-102.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N335T-2009-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland BO105SCBS-5 (registry code 8680981, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-bo105scbs-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000310007469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 10, 2000, AT 0605 CST, A EUROCOPTER BO105SCBS-5 HELICOPTER, N335T, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR DALHART, TEXAS. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC., KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, UNDER CONTRACT WITH NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYTEMS HOSPITAL, AMARILLO, TEXAS.  THE PILOT, TWO MEDICAL CREW MEMEBERS AND THE PATIENT WERE FATELLY INJURIED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGIANTED FROM A FARM FIELD 25 MILES NORTH OF DALHART AT 0600 AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE HOSPITAL IN AMARILLO.  ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, DARK NIGHT, INSTRUMENT METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED NEAR THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 385, APPROXIMATELY 8/10 MILE SOUTH WEST OF THE DEPARTURE AREA.  THE ENTIRE WRECKAGE, INCLUDING GROUND IMPRESSIONS AND AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS,ENCOMPASSED AN AREA MEASURING 272 FEET BY 75 FEET AND APPEARED TO HAVE 240 DEGREE HEADINGS.

## 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 FTW00FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA091), Mar 10, 2000: Eurocopter BO105S-CBS-5 (N335T), Dalhart, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter as a result of his continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors were the dark night light condition, fog, low ceiling, and…

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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