# Accident 20100924051199A: Bell OH-58A, Taylorsville, MS, September 24, 2010 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 24, 2010, 13:15 local time - Place: Taylorsville, MS - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Descent - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Operator: YW6G - Location: 31.8133° N, 89.4200° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8133&lon=-89.4200&mi=10 - Aircraft: N132HD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132HD) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELL OH-58A - Reported engine: ALLISON T-63-A-720 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA499) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100924051199A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 ERA10LA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA499), Sep 24, 2010: Bell OH-58A (N132HD), Taylorsville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while maneuvering at low altitude for undetermined reasons. ## Other reports on N132HD (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20220727020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220727020189A), Jul 27, 2022: Bell OH-58A (N132HD), Bloomsburg, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot operating N132HD helicopter was aerial spraying a cornfield located near [privacy data omitted]. At approximately 1500 hours local, while making the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.