# Accident 20190313001299A: Bell OH-58A, Ponte Vedra, FL, March 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2019, 18:15 local time
- Place: Ponte Vedra, FL
- Airport: Saint Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2061° N, 81.4033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2061&lon=-81.4033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N519P-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58A
- Reported engine: ALLISON C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190313001299A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 13, 2019 THE PIC WAS ASSIGNED TO PERFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT PATROL FOR THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT (TPC) IN POINT VEDRA BEACH FLORIDA. THE POC STATED THAT DURING ORBIT OVER THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF TPC, HE NOTICE THAT THE AIRCRAFT YEW TO THE LEFT AND A LOW ROTOR AUDIO TONE WAS HEARD IN HIS HELMET; HE ALSO NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE OUT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND MADE THE DECISION THE PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE GOLF COURSE.

## 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 ERA19LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA126), Mar 13, 2019: Bell OH 58A (N519P), Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the introduction of air into fuel lines and an interruption of fuel flow to the engine.

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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