# Accident 20080623857679A: Arrowf OH58C, Firebaugh, CA, June 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2008
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: U4LG
- Location: 36.7761° N, 119.7181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7761&lon=-119.7181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912HP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARROWF OH58C
- Reported engine: RROYCE T63
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080623857679A

## Narrative

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

DURING AGRICULTUAL OPERATIONS N912HP WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE SERVICE TRAILER WITH FRESH WATER IN THE HOPPER TANKS FOR CLEANING.  A POP WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA WITH A LOSS OF POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION AND THE ATTEMPTED LANDING ON THE SERVICE TRAILER.  THE AIRCRAFT FELL OFF THE AFT PART OF THE SERVICE TRAILER.  CONTACTING THE GROUND SPREADING THE MAIN SKID GEAR BRAKING THE CROSSTUBES AND THE SKIDS.  THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED WITH THE LOWER HALF OF THE VERICAL FIN DESTROYED BY GROUND CONTACT.  THE TAIL BOOM BECAME TWISTED WITH SHEETMETAL DAMAGE TO THE BASIC FUSELAGE AND THE TAIL BOOM MOUNT.  THE PILOT THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX08LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA195), Jun 23, 2008: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58C (N912HP), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of a second stage compressor blade.

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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