# Accident 20041020026499A: Bolkms BO105S, Fort Walton, FL, October 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2004, 00:45 local time
- Place: Fort Walton, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HDNA
- Location: 30.4181° N, 86.1478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4181&lon=-86.1478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916SH-2013-08-15) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041020026499A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA05FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA008), Oct 20, 2004: Eurocopter Deutschland BO-105 CBS5 (N916SH), Santa Rosa Bch, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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