MBB BO-105S N2784N
9 May 1986 · La Jolla, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1986 at about 10:00 local time, a MBB BO-105S registered N2784N, operated by Evergreen Helicopters, Inc, was involved in an accident near La Jolla, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Jolla, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scripps Hosp. Helipad
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- MBB BO-105S
- Registration
- N2784N
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Evergreen Helicopters, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Jolly → San Diego
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA214
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER'S ROTOR SYSTEM DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB PHASE OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. COMPANY MAINT APPLIED AD-85-26-02 TO DETECT OR PREVENT JAMMING OF ROTORCRAFT CONTROLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE BULLETIN MBB BO-105 ON 1/1/86. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN 189 HRS SINCE THE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other MBB BO-105S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1989 | MBB BO-105S | Mercury, Nevada, United States | Edgerton Germeshausen Grier | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1989 | MBB BO-105S | W Cameron Blk | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Sep 1983 | MBB BO-105S | Grand Chenier, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 1990 | MBB BO-105S | Benton, Alabama, United States | Omniflight Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1994 | MBB BO-105S | Clearwater, Oregon, United States | Pacificorp Trans, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1995 | MBB BO-105S | Cameron 278B | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Warner Springs, California, United States | Mark A. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1986 | Learjet 24 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft K35 | San Diego, California, United States | Dean Holt | Minor injuries | - |