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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell OH-58A · St Augustine, FL · June 29, 2005

Date: June 29, 2005 · 12:40 local
Place: St Augustine, FL
Airport: St Augustine
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N244RP
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05TA124
Reported as: Bell OH58A
Reported engine: Allison T63*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total1,400 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N244RPRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2007 · Bell OH-58AS/N 71-20533 Airframe modelBell OH-58A

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What happened

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(-23) Accident happened at the st johns emergency operations center located about 1 mile south of the St Augustine FL airport. On takeoff at about 50 ft pilot heard a loud bang and experienced power loss. An aotorotation back to takeoff point was unsuccessful and aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE ST JOHNS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE ST AUGUSTINE FL AIRPORT. ON TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 50 FT PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS. AN AOTOROTATION BACK TO TAKEOFF POINT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA05TA124Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportSt. Augustine, FLThe failure of the compressor section of the engine for undetermined reasons resulting in the total loss of engine power during the initial climb. A factor in the accident was the operator's use of a confined area for takeoff during non-emergency or routine…Jun 29, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N244RP · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20040102010629INormal Cruise · St Augustine, FL(-23) While cruising at 600', 90 knots and in a 20 degree left hand turn the helicopter hit a bird that damaged the windscreen. Pilot landed without incident.Jan 2, 2004 · Minor damage