# Accident 20110527009739A: Bell OH-58C, Panama City, FL, May 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2011, 18:00 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City Bay County Interna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2122° N, 85.6828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2122&lon=-85.6828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82772, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82772-2014-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58C (registry code 1181580, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11TA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11TA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110527009739A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS HOVER TAXING FROM INSIDE OF HANGAR AND STRUCK THE DOOR OPENING AS IT WAS CROSSING THROUGH THE HANGAR DOORS TO THE RAMP AREA.

## 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 ERA11TA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11TA317), May 27, 2011: Bell OH-58C (N82772), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The drooping electrical conduit, which snagged the vertical fin and resulted in the pilot's inability to control the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the operator's decision to have 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.

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