# NTSB FTW79DRA26: Bolkow B0105C, N90755, Galveston, TX, May 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1979
- Place: Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90755-1988-03-11), registration cancelled 1988-03-11, S/N S158 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKOW B0105C
- Registry model: [Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-gm-bo-105c) (registry code 5626005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brazos A133

## 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 19790521019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790521019009A), May 21, 1979: Bolkms BO105C, Galveston, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter rocked backwards on skids when pilot advanced throttle. Tail rotor struck heliport apron.

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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