# Accident 20210327004459A: Bell OH-58, Pottsboro, TX, March 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2021, 16:20 local time
- Place: Pottsboro, TX
- Airport: Ntx Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7556° N, 96.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7556&lon=-96.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1045C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1045C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58 (registry code 1181501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58) (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-58
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63-A-700
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,001 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210327004459A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENTERED INTO PASTURE AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.   DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE PASTURE.  THEREBY HITTING THE  T POST WITH THE SKIDS OF THE HELICOPTER.  FLIPPING THE HELICOPTER AND IMPACTING THE GROUND AND LANDING ON ITS PILOT'S SIDE.

## 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 CEN21LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA169), Mar 27, 2021: Bell OH-58 (N1045C), Pottsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter when it encountered an unanticipated wind allowing it to drift into a fence and subsequently roll over and impact terrain.

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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