# Accident 20071106826469A: Bell OH58A, Cougar, WA, November 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2007, 09:40 local time
- Place: Cougar, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GJDG
- Location: 46.0967° N, 122.2628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0967&lon=-122.2628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N831SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A+ (registry code 1500003, https://openairdocs.org/model/arrow-falcon-exporters-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071106826469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF WITH FERTILIZER BUCKET ATTACHED. SUSPENSION CABLE FROM BUCKET WAS INADVERTENTLY OVER LOWER BLADE OF WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEM. PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY BUCKET SUSPENSION CABLES WERE CLEAR OF HELICOPTER AND RIGGING WAS CORRECT PRIOR TO HOVER AND TRANSITION TO FORWARD FLIGHT. DUE TO THIS CONDITION, CG SHIFTED FORWARD EXCESSIVELY. PILOT RAN OUT OF AFT CYCLIC AND IMPACTED SIDE OF HILL AND SMALL TREE.

## 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 SEA08LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA020), Nov 6, 2007: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58+ (N831SD), Cougar, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a nearby tree while performing a hover-climb. Factors include his failure to maintain clearance from his long-line cable, and his likely diverted…

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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