# Incident 20220601009249I: Bell OH-58A, Wakulla, FL, June 1, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2022, 16:15 local time
- Place: Wakulla, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Location: 30.2369° N, 84.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakulla, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2369&lon=-84.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239FW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239FW) (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-A-720
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220601009249I

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022, A BELL OH-58A, REGISTERED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 70-15402, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT APPROX. 9-10 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KTLH).  THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT OPERATION.  DURING THE FLIGHT, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND COMPLETED AND EMERGENCY LANDING.

NOTE:

FAA/FSDO NOTIFICATION TIMES ARE REPORTED AS APPROXIMATIONS.

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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