# Accident 20040513008509A: Bell OH58A, Columbia, ME, May 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2004, 07:15 local time
- Place: Columbia, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZIFG
- Location: 44.6583° N, 67.7750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6583&lon=-67.7750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+ (registry code 3740006, https://openairdocs.org/model/garlick-helicopters-oh-58a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH58A
- Reported engine: ALLSN T63A720
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,350 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040513008509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 200 AGL PILOT REPORTED HEARING THE TAIL ROTOR SPEED WARNING BEEP AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOSING POWER. PILOT INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE 180 TURN BACK TOWARD THE KNOWN OPEN FIELD AREA AND ATTEMPTED AUTOROTATION INTO THE AREA. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEFORE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO IT'S MAIN FACILITY AT MAINE HELICOPTERS INC, AT WHITEFIELD MAINE 04353. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE A 250-C20C SERIES ALONG WITH A FUEL SAMPLE FROM THE AIRCRAFT A OH-58A WERE SHIPPED TO ROLLS-ROYCE AT P.O. BOX 420, SPEED CODE O-02 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46206-04206 "ATTENTION" ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ SENIOR AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR. ^PRIVACY DAT^ THE SENIOR AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR FOR ROLLS-ROYCE WILL CONDUCT AN ENGINE TEST CELL RUN.

## 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 NYC04LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA122), May 13, 2004: Garlick Helicipters OH-58A (N59MH), Columbia, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing during cruise flight.

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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