# Incident 20060927019649I: Arofal OH58C, Snoqualmie, WA, September 27, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2006, 18:15 local time
- Place: Snoqualmie, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GJDL
- Location: 47.5432° N, 121.8686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snoqualmie, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5432&lon=-121.8686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543SD-2022-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58C (registry code 1181580, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROFAL OH58C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060927019649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N543SD ON 09/27/2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STRUCK A TREE WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE, WHILE PERFORMING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE OUTBOARD 2.5 INCHES OF ONE BLADE.

## Other reports on N543SD (1)

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

- [Accident 20160521005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160521005689A), May 21, 2016: Bell OH-58C (N543SD), Waitsburg, WA, Substantial damage. N543SD a restricted category OH-58 helicopter received substantial damage as the result of a wire-strike and hard landing. The helicopter received damage to…

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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