# Accident 20120827020689A: Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc OH-58C, Escalon, CA, August 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2012, 08:03 local time
- Place: Escalon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VFEG
- Location: 37.8264° N, 121.0981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8264&lon=-121.0981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503DR) (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 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARROW FALCON EXPORTERS INC OH-58C
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 13,075 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120827020689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONCLUDING FIRST AERIAL SPRAY OPERATION OF THE DAY.  WITNESS STATES AIRCRAFT IN STEEP RT. HAND BANK, EST. 50FT ABOVE ORCHARD WHEN ROTORCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. LOCAL ORCHARD WORKERS FIRST ON SCENE. AIRCRAFT LAYING ON RT SIDE WITH PILOT STILL ON BOARD. EMRGENGY PERSONNEL AND LOCAL SHERIFF,S DEPT. NOTIFIED.  EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SHUT OFF AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL AND FUEL POWER POWER PRIOR TO REMOVING PILOT.

## 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 WPR12LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA371), Aug 27, 2012: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH58 (N503DR), Escalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a low-altitude agricultural application, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.

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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