What happened
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On 24 September 2010 at approximately 1315 CDT, 1815 UTC, N132HD crashed in a wooded area at the following coordinates: N31 54 52 W089 26 08 near Taylorsville, MS.aircraft came to rest facing approximately 228 degrees magnetic. Elevation of crash site was approximately 320 feet MSL.weather conditions at time of crash: temp 87.8 fdew point 66.2 fhumidity 49%pressure 30.16WINDS 5.8 mph from sswvisibility 10 milesdensity altitude was approximately 2241 feet.FAA personnel arrived on scene at crash site at 1550 CDT on 24 September 2010.N132HD is a Bell/garlic OH-58 helicopter. It is registered in the restricted category and was conducting operations under 14 CFR part 137. The pilot was privacy data omitted, commercial pilot certificate privacy data omitted. The aircraft was substantially damaged in the crash. privacy data omitted Received severe injuries to include broken ribs, collapsed lungs, cracked pelvis and other bruises and lacerations. privacy data omitted Remains hospitalized as of 12 November 2010 and requires the use of a ventilator and has not been interviewed due to his hospitalization. privacy data omitted Will be interviewed as soon as he is well enough to communicate. N132HD is owned by cahaba forestry (YW6G) a 14 CFR part 137 operator. At the time of the incident N132HD was conducting spray operations over tracts of pine trees. N132HD struck a small tree and came to rest on its right side in a very small clearing at the previously mentioned coordinates. The tail boom broke off and was only attached by a small amount of sheet metal. The right landing skid also broke off during the crash. The spray rig was mangled in the crash and one blade of the main rotor was found broken. The forward fuselage was cut away by emergency responders while extracting the pilot. N132HD was recovered from the crash site on 25 September 2010 and brought back to mercury aviation's hangar in flowood, MS. On site inspection was conducted by privacy data omitted (Bell helicopter), privacy data omitted (rolls royce), jacob corbett (ASI) and brandon enea (ASI) on 29-30 September 2010. The following items were removed from the helicopter and shipped for testing: engine, fuel pump, fuel pressure switch and annunciator panel. Approximately 16 gallons of jet-a were drained from the helicopter at the mercury aviation hangar. The fuel appeared to be clean and uncontaminated. The fuel pump was tested by Bell helicopter and failed to meet factory specifications. Pump has been sent to parker aerospace for additional testing. Those results have not yet been received as of 12 November 2010.the engine was tested by rolls royce at keystone helicopters. The engine ran and produced sufficient power. There were no failures of the transmission or rotor systems evident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 24 SEPTEMBER 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 CDT, 1815 UTC, N132HD CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: N31 54 52 W089 26 08 NEAR TAYLORSVILLE, MS.AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING APPROXIMATELY 228 DEGREES MAGNETIC.ELEVATION OF CRASH SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 320 FEET MSL.WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIME OF CRASH: TEMP 87.8 FDEW POINT 66.2 FHUMIDITY 49%PRESSURE 30.16WINDS 5.8 MPH FROM SSWVISIBILITY 10 MILESDENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2241 FEET.FAA PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SCENE AT CRASH SITE AT 1550 CDT ON 24 SEPTEMBER 2010.N132HD IS A BELL/GARLIC OH-58 HELICOPTER. IT IS REGISTERED IN THE RESTRICTED CATEGORY AND WAS CONDUCTING OPERATIONS UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE CRASH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES TO INCLUDE BROKEN RIBS, COLLAPSED LUNGS, CRACKED PELVIS AND OTHER BRUISES AND LACERATIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AS OF 12 NOVEMBER 2010 AND REQUIRES THE USE OF A VENTILATOR AND HAS NOT BEEN INTERVIEWED DUE TO HIS HOSPITALIZATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL BE INTERVIEWED AS SOON AS HE IS WELL ENOUGH TO COMMUNICATE. N132HD IS OWNED BY CAHABA FORESTRY (YW6G) A 14 CFR PART 137 OPERATOR. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT N132HD WAS CONDUCTING SPRAY OPERATIONS OVER TRACTS OF PINE TREES. N132HD STRUCK A SMALL TREE AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE IN A VERY SMALL CLEARING AT THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COORDINATES. THE TAIL BOOM BROKE OFF AND WAS ONLY ATTACHED BY A SMALL AMOUNT OF SHEET METAL. THE RIGHT LANDING SKID ALSO BROKE OFF DURING THE CRASH. THE SPRAY RIG WAS MANGLED IN THE CRASH AND ONE BLADE OF THE MAIN ROTOR WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS CUT AWAY BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHILE EXTRACTING THE PILOT. N132HD WAS RECOVERED FROM THE CRASH SITE ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2010 AND BROUGHT BACK TO MERCURY AVIATION'S HANGAR IN FLOWOOD, MS. ON SITE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (BELL HELICOPTER), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (ROLLS ROYCE), JACOB CORBETT (ASI) AND BRANDON ENEA (ASI) ON 29-30 SEPTEMBER 2010. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM THE HELICOPTER AND SHIPPED FOR TESTING: ENGINE, FUEL PUMP, FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH AND ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. APPROXIMATELY 16 GALLONS OF JET-A WERE DRAINED FROM THE HELICOPTER AT THE MERCURY AVIATION HANGAR. THE FUEL APPEARED TO BE CLEAN AND UNCONTAMINATED.THE FUEL PUMP WAS TESTED BY BELL HELICOPTER AND FAILED TO MEET FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. PUMP HAS BEEN SENT TO PARKER AEROSPACE FOR ADDITIONAL TESTING. THOSE RESULTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED AS OF 12 NOVEMBER 2010.THE ENGINE WAS TESTED BY ROLLS ROYCE AT KEYSTONE HELICOPTERS. THE ENGINE RAN AND PRODUCED SUFFICIENT POWER.THERE WERE NO FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION OR ROTOR SYSTEMS EVIDENT.
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