# Accident 20110731015709A: Garlick Helicopters Inc OH-58C, Rushford, MN, July 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Rushford, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6269° N, 91.7511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6269&lon=-91.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82855, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82855) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garlick Helicopters OH-58C (registry code 3740004, https://openairdocs.org/model/garlick-helicopters-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARLICK HELICOPTERS INC OH-58C
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,606 total, 550 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA533) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110731015709A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/31/2011, AT 1600 CDST, N82855, A GARLICK OH-58C, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (BOND HELICOPTERS) STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS UNDER FAR PART 137. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES

## 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 CEN11CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA533), Jul 31, 2011: Garlick Helicopters OH-58C (N82855), Rushford, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention, which resulted in the failure to maintain clearance from the power line.

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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