# Accident 20160722011409A: Bell OH-58A, Lake Mills, IA, July 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2016, 17:40 local time
- Place: Lake Mills, IA
- Airport: Lake Mills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KFZG
- Location: 43.3875° N, 93.6217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3875&lon=-93.6217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288NS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288NS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58A
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,712 total, 1,443 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160722011409A

## Narrative

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

A PART 137 CROP DUSTING AIRCRAFT HIT A POWER LINE.  THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SOUTHWEST OF LAKE MILLS, IA AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME, N288NS WAS ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL TO A BEAN FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED POWER LINES WHILE MANEUVERING AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE POWER LINE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, TAIL, TAIL ROTOR, MAIN ROTOR, DRIVE TRAIN, AND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES.   THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES AND THAT HE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATE.

## 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 CEN16LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA289), Jul 22, 2016: Bell OH 58A (N288NS), Lake Mills, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a wire strike.

## Other reports on N288NS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20200218000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200218000199A), Feb 18, 2020: Bell OH-58A (N288NS), El Centro, CA, Destroyed. At approximately 19:15 PST, the pilot was performing an aerial application at alamitos 6 b. pilot had a final load onboard and took off into the wind. Pilot…

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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