# Accident 19970410005659A: Bell OH-58A, Seymour, IN, April 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1997
- Place: Seymour, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.9496° N, 85.8807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9496&lon=-85.8807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132SP-1998-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97GA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97GA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410005659A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER IN TRAINING WITH A RAPPELLING SWAT TEAM, TAIL ROTOR FAILURE, ROLLED RIGHT BEFORE IMPACT,CRASHED INVERTED

## 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 CHI97GA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97GA103), Apr 10, 1997: Bell OH-58A (N132SP), Seymour, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: improper action(s) by one or more of the emergency response team members, during a hovering/loading sequence, which resulted in the helicopter's lateral center-of-gravity (CG) limitations to be…

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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