# Accident 20180924019219A: Bell OH-58A, Juana Diaz, PR, September 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2018, 17:25 local time
- Place: Juana Diaz, PR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2205° N, 66.5899° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2205&lon=-66.5899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206WH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206WH-2020-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63-A-700 (registry code 03086, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58A
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63-A-700
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,482 total, 226 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180924019219A

## Narrative

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

09/24/2018, HELICOPTER BELL OH-58A N206WH DEPARTED MERCEDITA AIRPORT (TJPS) AT/AROUND 1515 HRS. WITH TWO PASSENGERS IN A PRIVATE FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO PILOT IN COMMAND'S STATEMENT, DURING CLIMB OUT FROM 400 TO 1000 FT  AIRCRAFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT, PILOT INITIATED AUTOROTATION, MADE A LEFT TURN TOWARD INTENDED LANDING AREA, AT DECELERATION AND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT  TOUCHED DOWN ON A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND IMMEDIATELY NOSED OVER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, IT THEN CAME AFT, MAIN ROTOR BLADE MADE CONTACT WITH THE TAIL BOOM , SEPARATING IT FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED 180 DEGREES COMIMG TO A FULL STOP RIGHT SIDE UP ON ITS SKIDS. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND  OCCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA18LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA271), Sep 24, 2018: Bell OH 58A (N206WH), Juana Diaz, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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