# Accident 20070527012199A: Bolkms BO105CBS, Vieques, Puerto Rico, May 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2007, 21:00 local time
- Place: Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Q6WA
- Location: 18.2204° N, 66.5900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2204&lon=-66.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911GB-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BO105CBS (registry code 5626008, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bo105cbs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105CBS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,596 total, 354 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070527012199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER WAS TAKING OFF FROM SMALL HOSPITAL LANDING AREA. UPON TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED PARTIAL POWER LOSS/ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT COMMENCED AN AUTOROTATION, AT LESS THAN 100' AGL. HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND HARD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE DIRECT CAUSE WAS A DISCONNECTION OF TRIM ACTUATOR ROD.

## 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 NYC07LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA149), May 28, 2007: Messerschmitt BO-105 (N911GB), Isla de Vieques, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to secure the engine governor locking hardware, which resulted in the right engine losing power.

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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