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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell OH-58A · Bokchito, OK · March 29, 2023

Date
March 29, 2023 · 09:28 local
Place
Bokchito, OK
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
TDZG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N82851
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA147
Reported as
Bell OH-58A
Reported engine
Allison T63 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1

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What happened

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

A 1972 Bell OH-58A aircraft equipped to perform agricultural operation crashed in a field approximately 3.3 miles southeast of albany Oklahoma while performing crop dusting operations on March 29, 2023 at approximately 0928L. The pilot sustained minor injuries and reported a loss of engine power which was attributed to possible fuel contamination.

As the FAA filed it

A 1972 BELL OH-58A AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED TO PERFORM AGRICULTURAL OPERATION CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3.3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALBANY OKLAHOMA WHILE PERFORMING CROP DUSTING OPERATIONS ON MARCH 29, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 0928L. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO POSSIBLE FUEL CONTAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

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