# NTSB investigations: Bell OH-58A: Off-field or emergency landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN23LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA147.md): Bell OH-58A · Wade, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2023 · N82851 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.
- [NTSB ERA19LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA126.md): Bell OH 58A · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 13, 2019 · N519P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the introduction of air into fuel lines and an interruption of fuel flow to the engine.
- [NTSB GAA19CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA039.md): Bell OH 58A · Carson City, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2018 · N1032F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at a low altitude in hilly terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to determine the airplane’s altitude due to sun glare.
- [NTSB WPR16LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA134.md): Bell OH 58A · Brawley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2016 · N6251G · Substantial damage
  > The engine's degraded performance due to excessive wear of the engine bleed valve, which prevented it from closing during the accident flight. Contributing to the accident was the operator's failure to overhaul the bleed valve within the…
- [NTSB CEN14TA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14TA020.md): Bell OH-58A · Jefferson City, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Oct 26, 2013 · N283MP · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA13TA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA021.md): Bell OH-58A · Jackson, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Oct 13, 2012 · N40TN · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA10LA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA499.md): Bell OH-58A · Taylorsville, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2010 · N132HD · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power while maneuvering at low altitude for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA10GA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10GA015.md): Bell OH-58A · Ocala, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 11, 2009 · N911AF · Substantial damage
  > The excessive wear and failure of engine governor components for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181579')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '440' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence?model=1181579

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