# NTSB ERA10WA338: Bolkow BO105, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 18, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 18, 2010, 11:18 local (11:18 UTC)
- Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Coordinates: -34.374168, -58.502223 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-34.3742&lon=-58.5022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA Miami International Field Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA338
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76454/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA338

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500); cases with it: [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 18, 2010, about 1118 universal Coordinated Time (UTC),an Bolkow BO-105, Argentina registration LV-WJX, operated by a private owner on a business flight, to photograph a automobile accident, collided with tall trees, overhead power lines, and struck the roof of a residence during its descent into a densely populated residential neighborhood. The pilot and photographer were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by post impact fire. The flight originated from San Fernando Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, at an undetermined time. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Argentina. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Argentina. For further information contact: Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviacion Civil (JIAAC) Republica Argentina Fax: 54-11-4381-6333 jiaaci@speedy.com.ar

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-WJX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKOW BO105 (A)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: S-86
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SADF, Buenos Aires
- Destination: SADF, Buenos Aires

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; seat: right

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 2, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76454. 8 KB in all.

- Other Pertinent Forms and Reports, Investigation Report (item 1, .PDF, 8 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335847&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports,%20Investigation%20Report-Master.PDF

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.

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