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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm
Model
BO 105LS A-3
Year
1988
Serial number
2014
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H3EU
Mode S code
A19A71
Engine
Make and model
Allison 250-C28 Ser
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
500 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2000 – 2006Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA TrusteeSalt Lake City, UT
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Apr 13, 2006 · Green Bay, WI
The pilot's inadequate preflight check of the flight controls prior to takeoff and the directional contol not possible by the pilot. Additional causes were the improper installation of the anti-torque pedal cover by company personnel which blocked the flight control system.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division…
Jul 26, 2004
Engine (250-C28 SER)Serial numbers per Table 1 of AD 2004-14-02 (third-stage turbine wheel SNs). Only with: Engines with third-stage turbine wheels P/N 6899383 having serial numbers listed in Table 1 installed.
Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company) 250-C28 Series Engines
Apr 26, 2002
Engine (250-C28 SER)Serial numbers per Table 1 of this AD (serial numbers of affected third stage turbine wheels). Only with: Engines with third stage turbine wheels P/N 6899383 having a serial number listed in Table 1 installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (52)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Tail rotor drive · bolt · shearedApr 13, 2006
DURING COURSE OF AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT BOLTS THAT CONNECT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT TO INPUT THOMAS COUPLING OF INTERMEDIATE GEARBOX WERE SHEARED. SHEARING TOOK PLACE JUST BELOW GRIP LENGTH AREA OF BOLT . SHEARED BOLTS WERE STILL IN FLANGE OF GEAR BOX THOMAS COUPLING. THREADED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Main rotor · shield · brokenOct 12, 2005
SHIELD, BROKEN AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Main rotor · shield · brokenOct 12, 2005
SHIELD, BROKEN AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Main rotor · shield · brokenOct 12, 2005
SHIELD, BROKEN AND REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Hydraulic power · hydraulic system · leakingSep 29, 2005
LEAKING HYDRAULIC UNIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine indicating · meter · unserviceableSep 21, 2005
TORQUE KEEPS FLUCTUATING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Rotor flight controls · control unit · unserviceableSep 21, 2005
CONTROL UNIT IS CAUSING AN UNCONTROLLABLE LATERAL INPUT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Hydraulic power · switch · stuckMay 20, 2005
WHEN PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, CHAPTER 43-14, PG 24 OF THE MM. UNABLE TO GET THE HYDRAULIC UNIT TO SWITCH OVER TO THE NR 2 POSITION. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE HYDRAULIC TEST SWITCH WAS STUCK IN THE RESET POSITION. THE RESULT WAS WHEN FAILING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Main rotor drive · clutch · unserviceableApr 25, 2005
CLUTCH WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Power plant · firewall · damagedApr 25, 2005
FIREWALL REPAIRED TOO MANY TIMES AND NOW IS UNSAFE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.