ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217946
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| Date: | Friday 16 November 2018 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58C Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Columbus Police |
| Registration: | N510CP |
| MSN: | 40734 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6123 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce M250 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coosa River, near Clanton, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Auburn, AL (KAUO) |
| Clanton, AL (02A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 16, 2018, about 1130 central standard time, a Bell OH-58C helicopter, N510CP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Verbena, Alabama. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. This was a Part 91 positioning flight.
According to the mechanic, the helicopter was being repositioned to the Chilton County Airport (02A), Clanton, Alabama, for routine maintenance. On the day of the accident, the pilot departed Columbus Airport, Columbus, Georgia (CSG), then stopped at Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) to pick up a passenger before continuing to 02A.
According to witness statements, the helicopter approached a river from the east and then flew north over the river at a low altitude before doing a maneuver to head south. One witness saw the helicopter "catch and turn" then impact the water. Another witness reported hearing a loud explosion, and when he went to the river, the wreckage was below where the power lines were, but the power lines were no longer across the river.
After the accident, a severed power line was located in the river.
Probable Cause: 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wrbl.com/news/georgia/breaking-columbus-based-helicopter-crashes-in-central-alabama/1602170971
https://apnews.com/c9a1732fef06472fa30dc2aab967189b
https://www.newsweek.com/chilton-county-alabama-crash-police-helicopter-crashes-lake-mitchell-1220106?piano_t=1
https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/helicopter-crash-in-verbena/160202256
https://www.wsfa.com/2018/11/16/ga-police-helicopter-crashes-central-alabama/
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20181116X63655&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/11/17/1551542485878/?sl=2
https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article221903790.html
https://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news/passenger-killed-in-metro-narcotics-task-force-helicopter-crash-should-not-have-been-on-board/1607360894
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98646/pdf
Location
Media:
#NTSB say Columbus Police Dept OH-58C flew into a power line when being reposition for maintenance and flying low along a river. 2 fatalities. https://t.co/roHxkW8AGb #helicopter #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/nlVzPY8AUT
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) February 5, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2018 21:58 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 16-Nov-2018 22:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2018 22:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2018 03:30 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2018 10:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2018 21:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2018 21:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Nov-2018 20:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2018 23:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 21:21 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 21-Nov-2018 21:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2019 08:06 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2020 08:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2020 09:04 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2021 17:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2023 08:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
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