# Accident 20050629014949A: Bell OH58A, St Augustine, FL, June 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2005, 12:40 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9397° N, 81.3386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9397&lon=-81.3386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244RP-2007-03-19) (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 T63*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05TA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05TA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050629014949A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA05TA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05TA124), Jun 29, 2005: Bell OH-58A (N244RP), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N244RP (1)

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

- [Incident 20040102010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040102010629I), Jan 2, 2004: Bell OH58A (N244RP), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-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.

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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