ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48490
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| Date: | Sunday 16 November 2008 |
| Time: | 00:28 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58C Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Arkansas Game and Fish Commision |
| Registration: | N153GF |
| MSN: | 40606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9176 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce T63-A-720 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Quitman, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Heber Springs, AR (HBZ) |
| Heber Springs, AR (HBZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot and the passenger were conducting a public use night surveillance flight. The pilot was wearing night vision goggles (NVGs) while operating over a large field approximately 150-feet above the ground on a westerly heading at 10 knots. The master caution light illuminated followed by the low rotor rpm light and low rotor RPM horn. The pilot lowered the collective pitch and descended straight down. The helicopter struck the ground hard in a nose low, left bank attitude. Examination of the helicopter revealed no pre-mishap mechanical deficiencies. The engine examination and limited test-run on a Rolls Royce approved test stand using a slave compressor did not reveal any deficiencies that would have prevented the engine from producing power at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to execute a proper autorotation during a forced landing after a loss of rotor rpm for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2008 11:07 | Anon. | Added |
| 24-Nov-2008 11:41 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 08-Sep-2014 13:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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