# Accident 20230329002399A: Bell OH-58A, Bokchito, OK, March 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2023, 09:28 local time
- Place: Bokchito, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TDZG
- Location: 33.8475° N, 96.1198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8475&lon=-96.1198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82851, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82851) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230329002399A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA147), Mar 29, 2023: Bell OH-58A (N82851), Wade, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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