N2785B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 26, 1996. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response".
Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S cancelled January 26, 1996
- Serial number
- S636
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- January 7, 1985
- Last FAA action
- November 14, 1995
- Last owner
- Mdfc Equipment Leasing Corporation (Corporation)
Long Beach, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2785B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mbb BO-105S · serial 636
THE PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE MICRO-SWITCH FOR THE OUTBOARD LATERAL GUIDE ASSEMBLY, AND THE INCORRECT GUARD INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC TEST SWITCH, RESULTING IN A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE. FACTORS WERE: THE INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE GUARD BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON, THE FAILURE OF THE COMPANY TO COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFIED SERVICE BULLETIN.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mbb BO-105 · serial 636
FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THR RESULTING IMBALANCE AND VIBRATION CAUSED THE SEPARATION OF THE 90 DEGREE GEARBOX AND A PORTION OF THE VERTICAL PYLON WHICH NECESSITATED THE EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION TO THE WATER.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site