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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell OH-58A · Yuma, AZ · February 6, 2023

Date
February 6, 2023 · 21:33 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
72TG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36FA
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA107
Reported as
Bell OH-58A
Reported engine
Allison T63 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
20,770 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft took off from the load truck to dump rinse water through the system. At aproximantly 200 yards away and 40 feet up in altitude. The engine quit causing a hard landing in an open field, damaging the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM THE LOAD TRUCK TO DUMP RINSE WATER THROUGH THE SYSTEM. AT APROXIMANTLY 200 YARDS AWAY AND 40 FEET UP IN ALTITUDE. THE ENGINE QUIT CAUSING A HARD LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.