# Accident 20000211011099A: Bell OH58A, Woods Cross, UT, February 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Woods Cross, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8892° N, 111.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8892&lon=-111.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7UT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7UT-2000-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH58A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00GA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00GA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000211011099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH THE TAIL BOOM WAS STRUCK BY THE ROTOR BLADES. THE HELI CRASHED APPROX. 500 YARDS OFF THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 16, OF THE BOUNTIFUL SKY PARK AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN00GA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00GA050), Feb 11, 2000: Bell OH-58A+ (N7UT), Woods Cross, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to roll throttle back on (return the power to the normal operating range) during an attempted power recovery from an autorotation, and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft…

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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