# NTSB FTW78FA078: Bolkow BO-105, N46977, Morgan City, LA, September 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1978
- Place: Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2241  78/9/11    MORGAN CITY,LA      BOLKOW BO-105       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7156
        TIME - 0724                    N46977              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGAN CITY,LA              VE-282 GULF OF MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46977](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46977-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N S342 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKOW BO-105
- Registry model: [Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s) (registry code 5626006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780911026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911026139A), Sep 11, 1978: Bolkms BO105S, Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N46977 (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 FTW79DA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA018), Nov 29, 1978: Bolkow B-105 (N46977), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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