# Accident 20120327004519A: Garlick Helicopters Inc OH-58C, Mccomb, MS, March 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2012, 08:15 local time
- Place: Mccomb, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: U9QG
- Location: 31.1733° N, 90.5589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1733&lon=-90.5589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452MC-2013-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garlick Helicopters OH-58C (registry code 3740004, https://openairdocs.org/model/garlick-helicopters-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARLICK HELICOPTERS INC OH-58C
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63-A-720
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,940 total, 9,640 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120327004519A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT FIRE OCCURED. THE PILOT REPORTED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE IN CRUISE THE HELICOPTER YAWED TO THE LEFT, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE, AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD AND THE FIRE CONSUMED THE HELICOPTER.THE INITIAL FIELD INSPECTION REVEALED THE NUMBER THREE TURBINE WHEEL FAILED, AND FRAGMENTS DAMAGED VARIOUS COMPONENTS.

## 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 ERA12LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA258), Mar 27, 2012: Rotorcraft Developement OH-58C (N452MC), McComb, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation at the Nos. 5 and 8 engine bearings, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure.

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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