# NTSB NYC70AN126: Mess-Boelkw B0-105, N197F, Little Compton, RI, June 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1970
- Place: Little Compton, RI · LITTLE COMPTON, RI
- Location: 41.5101° N, 71.1712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Compton, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5101&lon=-71.1712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0701   70/6/3    LITTLE COMPTON,RI   MESS-BOELKW B0-105  CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4365
        TIME - 1352                    N197F               PX-  1  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          US NAVAL HELIPAD            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
          PERSONNEL-INCORRECT INSTL AND INADQT INSPECTION.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BEARING FAILURE AND LOSS OF T/R CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N197F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197F-1970-09-21), registration cancelled 1970-09-21, S/N V5, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MESS-BOELKW B0-105
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Newport State

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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