# Accident 20131023020529A: Bell OH-58C, Omaha, TX, October 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2013, 08:25 local time
- Place: Omaha, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DYLG
- Location: 33.1697° N, 94.7400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1697&lon=-94.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58C (registry code 1181580, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58C
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,646 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131023020529A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 23, 2013, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION NORTHWEST OF OMAHA, TX.  HE WENT TO TOUCHDOWN ON A HILLTOP WHEN A SKID DUG INTO THE GROUND AND SPUN THE HELICOPTER AROUND CUTTING OFF THE TAIL BOOM IN THE PROCESS.  HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNINJURED.  THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER AND SPRAYERS, BUT NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE OR LEAKS OF THE APPLICATION TANK.

## 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 CEN14LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA022), Oct 23, 2013: Bell OH-58C (N911CC), Omaha, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to assess and compensate for the landing surface, which included high grass and loose dirt.

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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