# Accident 20110529010379A: Bell OH-58A, Ft Pierce, FL, May 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4189° N, 80.3878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4189&lon=-80.3878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911SL-2011-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11TA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11TA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110529010379A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2011, I RESPONDED TO AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING ST LUCIE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS, BELL OH58 HELICOPTER, N911SL SERIAL NO. 71. N911SL THE AIRCRAFT WAS ASSISTING SHERIFFS DEPUTIES AND THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS ON A SEARCH OF A POSSIBLE EJECTED VICTIM FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. PHOTOS FROM THE ACCIDENT SHOW N911SL CAME TO REST ON THE NORTHBOUND ON RAMP OF SR60 (OKEECHOBEE ROAD) AND NORTHBOUND LANE OF INTERSTATE 95.

## 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 ERA11TA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11TA318), May 29, 2011: Bell OH-58A (N911SL), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize and avoid a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in a loss of control and hard landing.

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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