# NTSB FTW79DA018: Bolkow B-105, N46977, Morgan City, LA, November 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3676  78/11/29 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA     BOLKOW B-105        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4987
        TIME - 1040                    N46977              PX-  1  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 347 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH MARSH 11              EUGENE ISLAND 20G
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN CYCLIC CONTROL FLOOR CONNECTION.
```

## 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 B-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 19781129041329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129041329A), Nov 29, 1978: Bolkms BO105C, Morgan City, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Passenger got foot caught in cyclic control floor connection.

## 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 FTW78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA078), Sep 11, 1978: Bolkow BO-105 (N46977), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage

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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