# Accident 19960903036229A: Bell OH58A, Wetumpka, AL, September 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Airport: Wetumpka Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5302° N, 86.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5302&lon=-86.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160SA-1996-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH58A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 58 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96TA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96TA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903036229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAISED ONE SKID ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF TO HOVER. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER THEN BACK TO UPRIGHT ON ITS SKIDS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96TA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96TA221), Sep 3, 1996: Bell OH-58A (N160SA), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot improper use of flight controls (cyclic a nd collective) on a takeoff to a hover, resulting in the helicopter rolling to the right, and the main rotor blade colliding with the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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