# Accident 20240618021919A: Garlick Helicopters Inc OH-58A+, Crandell, GA, June 18, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Crandell, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2VVG
- Location: 34.9107° N, 84.7318° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9107&lon=-84.7318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+ (registry code 3740006, https://openairdocs.org/model/garlick-helicopters-oh-58a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63-A-720 (registry code 03083, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-a-720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARLICK HELICOPTERS INC OH-58A+
- Reported engine: ALLISON T63-A-720
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240618021919A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO THE AREA TO BE SPRAYED WITH THE AGRICULTURAL LIQUID THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND ROTOR RPM RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING THAT RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER AND SOME MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE INVESTIGATION PERFORMED BY THE NTSB REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE FOR AN ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE.

INSPECTOR MANNING PERSONALLY OBSERVED THE INVESTIGATION AT ATLANTA AIR SALVAGE AND REPORTS THAT HE ASSISTED NTSB AND INDUSTRY INVESTIGATORS INSPECT HONEYWELL MODEL DP-N2 TURBOSHAFT ENGINE IN AIRCRAFT N72BM DURING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. ENGINE WAS BORESCOPED AND METAL FOUND IN COMPRESSOR DUE TO IMPACT DURING CRASH. NO OTHER INTERNAL DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE INSPECTOR. FUEL SUPPLY WAS VERIFIED TO NOZZLE. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF ENGINE TO LOSE POWER WAS NOTED BY INSPECTOR. INVESTIGATOR REMOVED THE ENGINE FROM THE AIRFRAME, CRATED THE ENGINE, AND SENT IT TO FACTORY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

THE NTSB REPORTS THE ENGINE RAN BUT BLADE DAMAGE ASSUMED TO BE POST-ACCIDENT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPRESSOR SECTION. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPRESSOR SECTION, THE ENGINE PRODUCED SUFFICIENT POWER. THE INVESTIGATOR ALSO REPORTS FUEL WAS AVAILABLE AT THE ENGINE WHEN REMOVED. AT THIS TIME, THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER REMAINS UNKNOWN.

## 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 ERA24LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA267), Jun 18, 2024: Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+ (N72BM), Cisco, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reported total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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