# Accident 20060413005539A: Bolkms BO105LSA3, Green Bay, WI, April 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2006, 10:24 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: County Rescue Services
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B65A
- Location: 44.4714° N, 87.9944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4714&lon=-87.9944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202LF-2006-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105LS A-3 (registry code 5626020, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bo-105ls-a-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105LSA3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,320 total, 300 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060413005539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE CRASH INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FORWARD BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT TO THE INPUT SIDE OF THE THOMAS COUPLING AT THE INTERMEDIATE GEAR BOX WERE SHEARED. THE DRIVE SHAFT, COUPLING BOLTS, AND TAIL SECTION INCLUDING GEAR BOXES AND TAIL ROTOR WERE SENT TO THE NTSB LAB FOR EVALUATION. AS OF THIS DATE NO CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED.

## 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 CHI06FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA110), Apr 13, 2006: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105LS A-3 (N202LF), Green Bay, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight check of the flight controls prior to takeoff and the directional contol not possible by the pilot. Additional causes were the improper installation of the…

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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