# Accident 20220727020189A: Bell OH-58A, Bloomsburg, PA, July 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bloomsburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MTQG
- Location: 40.9861° N, 76.5067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9861&lon=-76.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132HD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132HD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58A
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,720 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220727020189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OPERATING N132HD HELICOPTER WAS AERIAL SPRAYING A CORNFIELD LOCATED NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS LOCAL, WHILE MAKING THE FIRST PASS OF THIS FIELD THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A POWER LINE WITH THE TAIL ROTOR. EVIDENCE SHOWED THE POWER WIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE TAIL ROTOR SHAFT AND SEVERED THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT. THE HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE MAIN ROTOR AND BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED 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 ERA22LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA341), Jul 27, 2022: Garlick OH-58A+ (N132HD), Bloomsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and visual lookout, which resulted in impact with a powerline.

## Other reports on N132HD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100924051199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100924051199A), Sep 24, 2010: Bell OH-58A (N132HD), Taylorsville, MS, Substantial damage. On 24 September 2010 at approximately 1315 CDT, 1815 UTC, N132HD crashed in a wooded area at the following coordinates: N31 54 52 W089 26 08 near Taylorsville,…

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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