# Fatal NTSB investigations: Bell OH-58A

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 CEN21LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA225.md): Bell OH58A · Ulysses, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2021 · N176SJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the aerial application flight, which resulted in collision with the power line and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA19FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA047.md): Bell OH 58C · Verbena, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Nov 16, 2018 · N510CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to conduct a low-level flight over a river, and his failure to see and avoid power lines, which resulted in the helicopter's impact with power lines and the water.
- [NTSB DFW06LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA027.md): Arrow Falcon Exporters Arrow F OH-58A · West Memphis, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2005 · N331TA · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power due to a disconnected pneumatic (Pc) line. A contributing factor was the ravine.
- [NTSB LAX05FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA264.md): San Joaquin Helicopters OH-58A+ · Lancaster, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2005 · N177SJ · Substantial damage
  > The pinion to turbine shaft coupling failed in fatigue due to a misaligned turbine shaft, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB IAD02LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA094.md): Garlick OH-58AT · Rochester, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2002 · N444JB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to center the sling load prior to commencing forward flight. Also causal, was the pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in an engine compressor stall.
- [NTSB MIA02GA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02GA011.md): Bell OH-58A · Bartow, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Oct 22, 2001 · N911DB · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain altitude, resulting in an in-flight collision with the ground. Factors in this accident were fog, and dark night.
- [NTSB DEN00GA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00GA050.md): Bell OH-58A+ · Woods Cross, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Feb 11, 2000 · N7UT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to roll throttle back on (return the power to the normal operating range) during an attempted power recovery from an autorotation, and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
- [NTSB LAX00GA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00GA073.md): Arrow OH-58A · Crows Landing, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Jan 12, 2000 · N901SF · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain altitude and clearance from terrain during a turn to reverse direction after encountering instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a full weather briefing before…
- [NTSB CHI99GA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99GA155.md): Bell OH-58A · Poplar Bluff, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · May 17, 1999 · N77MP · Destroyed
  > The tail rotor's impact with the blue warm-up jacket and the subsequent overload of the tail rotor drive shaft. A contributing factor was the absence of the helicopter's entry doors.
- [NTSB FTW97GA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97GA350.md): Bell OH-58A · Newark, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Sep 17, 1997 · N149SD · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.

## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181579'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=1181579

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