- Date
- August 13, 1978
- Place
- Cameron, LA · CAMERON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N17235Bolkow BO-105
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780813032919A
- Case key
- 139733
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2857 78/8/13 NR.CAMERON,LA BOLKOW BO-105 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6027 TIME - 0945 N17235 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - E CAMERON BLK 265 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMERON,LA EUGENE ISLAND BK 206 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- OPR LEFT CRANE BOOM CABLE OUT OF NORMAL POS.ROTOR BLADES HIT CABLE BALL HOOK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17235
- Reported as
- Bolkow BO-105
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- E Cameron Blk 265
N17235Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105CAirframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105CEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.