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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bolkms BO-105S · Fort Walton, FL · October 20, 2004

Date: October 20, 2004 · 00:45 local
Place: Fort Walton, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HDNA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N916SH
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05FA008
Reported as: Bolkms BO105S
Reported engine: Allison 250C20
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total62 in the last 90 days

N916SHRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105SS/N S-769 · Built 1987 Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot of the aircraft made a turn to return to base at approximately 300 feet AGL. Witness states that the aircraft began a descent in the turn and did not appear to pull up. The witness did not actually see the aircraft hit the surface.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE A TURN TO RETURN TO BASE AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. WITNESS STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT IN THE TURN AND DID NOT APPEAR TO PULL UP. THE WITNESS DID NOT ACTUALLY SEE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA05FA008Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportSanta Rosa Bch, FLThe pilot's spatial disorientation and in-flight loss of control of the helicopter after encountering night instrument meteorological conditions resulting in collision with water during the resultant uncontrolled descent. A factor in the accident was the…Oct 20, 2004 · Destroyed