# Accident 20110703013749A: Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc OH-58C, Brentwood, CA, July 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2011, 06:30 local time
- Place: Brentwood, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ROJG
- Location: 37.9061° N, 121.6686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9061&lon=-121.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6264D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6264D-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58C (registry code 1500005, https://openairdocs.org/model/arrow-falcon-exporters-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63-A-720 (registry code 03083, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARROW FALCON EXPORTERS INC OH-58C
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63-A-720
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,978 total, 2,314 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110703013749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AGRICULTURAL AERIAL DISPENSING OPERATIONS. PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR11LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA303), Jul 3, 2011: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58C (N6264D), Brentwood, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main rotor mast due to fatigue cracking originating from corrosion pits.

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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