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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm
Model
BO 105LS A-3
Year
1992
Serial number
2038
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
ACE450
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
1994 – 2003Bannock Medical CenterPocatello, ID
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Nov 14, 2001 · Mud Lake, ID
Pilot's failure to maintain adequate separation from terrain during the initial climb. Factors include spatial disorientation and a dark moonless night.
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 (5)
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.
Fuel · pump · inoperativeNov 14, 2001
INTERUPTION TO FLIGHT SUMMARY, 11/13/2001. ON A FLIGHT, THE LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE AT THAT TIME. UPON INSPECTION BOTH FUEL PUMPS IN MAIN FUEL TANK FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FUEL PUMPS WITH 0.0 TSO UNITS, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine · engine · failedJun 23, 2001
AIRCRAFT WAS ON WAY BACK FROM BURLEY IDAHO TO BRMS, WHEN RECEIVING A CAUTIONARY CHIP LIGHT FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE CHIP WAS BURNED OFF USING THE FUZZ BUSTER. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE NR 1 CHIP LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT MAD A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE POCATELLO AIRPORT. WHEN INSPECTING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
ON 5/25/01 ENROUTE, NR 2 ENGINE GOT A CHIP LIGHT. THE FLIGHT MANUAL CALLS OUT TO LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. THE PILOT DECIDED AFTER REFERENCING THE FLIGHT MANUAL, THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD SAFELY FLY ON ONE ENGINE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. INSPECTED AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Engine · engine · malfunctionedJun 6, 1999
FLYING FROM POCATELLO TO TWIN FALLS, PILOT ENCOUNTERED ABNORMAL TORQUE CHANGES IN NR 1 ENGINE. IT HAPPENED TWICE. PILOT NOTED LOW OIL PRESSURE, THEN NO OIL PRESSURE. THE NR 1 ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT AND A LANDING WAS MADE AT BURLEY AIRPORT. NO EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS FOUND. OIL LEVEL ALMOST AT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 27, 1995
INSP FND CRACK STARTED IN FRAME 11L LOWER LT MOUNTING BRACKET FOR STOBE POWER PACK. CRACK PROPAGATED TO LEFT & INTO OUTER SKIN OF TAILBOOM 2.50 INCHES FWD OF FRAME 11L. SUBMITTER STATED MTNG BKT WHERE CRACK STARTED STRESSED FRAME IN AREA OF POWER PACK MNT. MIDDLE OF FRAME HAS LARGE LIGHTNING HOLE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.