# NTSB investigations: Bell OH-58C, 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 ERA19LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA206.md): Bell OH58C · Gainesville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2019 · N911GV · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a simulated forced landing autorotation, which resulted in pylon whirl that substantially damaged the helicopter.
- [NTSB ERA11TA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11TA317.md): Bell OH-58C · Panama City, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 27, 2011 · N82772 · Substantial damage
  > The drooping electrical conduit, which snagged the vertical fin and resulted in the pilot's inability to control the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the operator's decision to have the pilot fly the helicopter out of the hangar.
- [NTSB MIA02TA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02TA081.md): Bell OH-58C · Punta Gorda, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 8, 2002 · N107CS · Substantial damage
  > Dynamic rollover experienced by the pilot while attempting to lift off from a trailer after experiencing skid to trailer contact. A factor in the accident was the inadequate equipment (trailer) which had a 1.1875 inch high lip extending the length of the…
- [NTSB MIA01TA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01TA121.md): Bell OH-58C · Panama City, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 13, 2001 · N91335 · Substantial damage
  > The poor in-flight planning by the pilot for failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to begin spray operations resulting in the loss of tail rotor effectiveness, subsequent in flight loss of control, and in flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ATL00TA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00TA080.md): Bell OH-58C · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 8, 2000 · N9142S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of flight controls that resulted in low rotor induced oscillation during a practice autorotation.
- [NTSB MIA99GA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99GA072.md): Bell OH-58C · Lakeland, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Feb 3, 1999 · N151ES · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in command's failure to maintain clearance from the tug. A related factor was the induced pressure.

## 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 ('1181580'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181580&state=FL

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