# Accident 20240823017179A: Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc OH-58A+, Newton, TX, August 23, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Newton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 9BUG
- Location: 30.8813° N, 93.7065° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8813&lon=-93.7065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A+ (registry code 1500003, https://openairdocs.org/model/arrow-falcon-exporters-oh-58a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce T63-A-720 (registry code 54227, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-t63-a-720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARROW FALCON EXPORTERS INC OH-58A+
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC T63-A-720
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240823017179A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 2024, ABOUT 1330 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A RESTRICTED CATEGORY ARROW FALCON EXPORTERS OH-58A HELICOPTER,  WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR NEWTON, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOAD TRUCK OPERATOR STATED THAT ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING ATTEMPT, THE HELICOPTER LANDED TOO FAR FORWARD ON THE LOAD TRUCK PLATFORM AND AGAINST THE L-BRACKET STOP RAIL. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED.

## 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 CEN24FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA325), Aug 23, 2024: Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A+ (N199BD), Newton, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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