# Accident 20100202026859A: Arrow Falco OH-58A, Escalon, CA, February 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2010, 14:14 local time
- Place: Escalon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VFEG
- Location: 37.7636° N, 120.9269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7636&lon=-120.9269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9286U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9286U-2011-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A (registry code 1500004, https://openairdocs.org/model/arrow-falcon-exporters-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARROW FALCO OH-58A
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,095 total, 3,635 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100202026859A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 OPERATIONS PILOT REPORTED TO HIS GROUND CREW THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS DEVELOPING A VIBRATION.  SHORTLY AFTER THE GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  PILOT DECIDED TO TERMINATE AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS AND HEAD BACK TO HOME BASE.  WHILE ENROUTE HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND LANDED HARD IN AN ORCHARD.

## 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 WPR10LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA126), Feb 2, 2010: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A (N9286U), Escalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of the pneumatic fuel-to-governor control line. Also causal was the inadequate installation of the pneumatic line by maintenance…

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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