# Accident 20210222004749A: Bell OH-58C, Greensburg, LA, February 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Greensburg, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8300° N, 90.6686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8300&lon=-90.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902LP-2022-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58C (registry code 1181580, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,922 total, 1,922 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210222004749A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400L, AN OH-58, N902LP, OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHERIFF?S DEPARTMENT WAS CONDUCTING A MISSING PERSON SEARCH IN THE VICINITY OF GREENSBURG, LA WITH THREE SOULS ON BOARD.  ON LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE ONLY 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 CEN21LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA135), Feb 22, 2021: Bell OH-58 (N902LP), Greensburg, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control and terrain clearance while hovering, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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