# Accident 20190416002889A: Bell OH-58A, Omaha, NE, April 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2019, 07:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: North Omaha
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4144° N, 96.1083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4144&lon=-96.1083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109PD-2020-02-07) (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: ROLLS ROYCE T63
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,329 total, 5,250 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190416002889A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET, THE A/C LOST POWER.  THE PILOT INITIATED AN AUTO ROTATION AND PERFORMED AN OFF FIELD LANDING NEAR THE AIRPORT. ON LANDING, THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 CEN19LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA121), Apr 16, 2019: Bell OH 58A (N109PD), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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