Mckinney Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Mckinney, Texas 75069
Friday, April 2, 1982 13:09 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT ACCELERATED OVER THE RUNWAY AFTER A 10 SEC HOVER. AFTER ACCELERATION, THE ACFT WENT INTO A NOSE HIGH, STEEP, RIGHT CLIMBING TURN. THE ANGLE OF BANK WAS DESCRIBED AS 45 TO 90 DEG. THE PITCH VARIED FROM 15 DEG UP TO 30 DEG DOWN JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. MAX ALT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 75 TO 200 FT AGL. THE NOSE DROPPED THROUGH AFTER 90 DEG OF TURN. THE DESCENDING RIGHT TURN CONTINUED UNTIL GROUND CONTACT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT A RECOVERY WAS APPRARENTLY STARTED JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THIS TYPE OF MANEUVER WAS PREVIOUSLY USED IN DEMONSTRATIONS DURING UPGRADE TRAINING, BUT NOT IN WINDS THAT EXISTED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO AN MBB REPORT, THE MANEUVER (AS DESCRIBED) WAS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND. BOTH PLTS AND VERY LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN THE BO-105. THE ACFT THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY FLOWN HAD A DELAYED CONTROL RESPONSE WHEN COMPARED TO THE INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE OF THE MBB HINGE ROTOR SYSTEM.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/2/1982
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1309
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City MCKINNEY
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 75069
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport MCKINNEY MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID TKI
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 1250
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 210
Weather Observation Facility ID ADS
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 1600
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 74
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 15
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 3
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2451
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Oct 31 2002 4:04PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\ZUZL
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N112CF
NTSB Number FTW82FA110
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MBB-BOLKOW
Aircraft Model BO-105CBS
Aircraft Series Identifier BO-105CBS
Aircraft Serial Number S429
Certified Max Gross Weight 5300
Aircraft Category Helicopter
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 3
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 34
Airframe Hours 481
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS SERVICES
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 225344
Aircraft Owner City DALLAS
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 75265
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name LONE STAR HELICOPTERS
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address P.O. BOX 35261
Operator City DALLAS
Operator State TX
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 75235
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Unknown
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code
Departure City DALLAS
Departure State TX
Departure Country
Departure Time 1309
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City DALLAS
Destination State TX
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:49PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 4000
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --