# NTSB investigations: Bell OH-58A, FL

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 ERA20LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA004.md): Bell OH 58A · Fort Meade, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 3, 2019 · N911RW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in a dynamic rollover and impact with terrain.
- [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 ERA11TA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11TA318.md): Bell OH-58A · Ft. Pierce, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 29, 2011 · N911SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to recognize and avoid a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in a loss of control and hard landing.
- [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.
- [NTSB ERA09CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA090.md): Bell OH-58C · Osceola County, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 15, 2008 · N659HA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of altitude during low-altitude spraying operations, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water.
- [NTSB MIA05TA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05TA124.md): Bell OH-58A · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 29, 2005 · N244RP · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the compressor section of the engine for undetermined reasons resulting in the total loss of engine power during the initial climb. A factor in the accident was the operator's use of a confined area for takeoff during non-emergency or routine…
- [NTSB ATL04TA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04TA047.md): Bell OH-58A · Ruskin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Dec 7, 2003 · N62939 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to undertermined reasons which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [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.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  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?model=1181579&state=FL

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