- Date
- May 21, 1979
- Place
- Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N90755Bolkow B0105C
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790521019009A
- Case key
- 135942
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1707 79/5/21 NR.GALVESTON,TX BOLKOW B0105C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4985 TIME - 1330 N90755 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 496 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAZOS A133 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALVESTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED REMARKS- ENG RUN-UP W CYCLIC STICK LOCKED AT FLAT PITCH.ACFT ROCKED BACK.TAIL ROTOR HIT DECK.CO FLT PLAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90755
- Reported as
- Bolkow B0105C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brazos A133
N90755Registration cancelled Mar 11, 1988 · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105CAirframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C
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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.