# Accident 20161101022659A: Bell OH-58C, Cameron, NC, November 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2016, 11:31 local time
- Place: Cameron, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDBG
- Location: 35.3508° N, 79.2958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3508&lon=-79.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139RD-2020-05-29) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,170 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161101022659A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/1/2016,  .  THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST REFUELED FROM A TANKER-TRUCK PLATFORM WHEN A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION HAD OCCURRED.  THE TAIL-BOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT BROKE OFF AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR.  THE AIRCRAFT TORQUED TO THE LEFT AND MADE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA17LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA032), Nov 1, 2016: Bell OH 58C (N139RD), Cameron, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight failure of a main rotor blade due to fatigue cracks. Contributing to the failure of the main rotor blade was the absence of guidance to the operator to inspect an area of the main rotor…

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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