# NTSB Accident MIA96TA221
> **Bell OH-58A** · 1996-09-03 · WETUMPKA, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96TA221
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06794
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-03
- **Location:** WETUMPKA, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.530227, -86.309204
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** OH-58A
- **Registration:** N160SA
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot improper use of flight controls (cyclic a nd collective) on a takeoff to a hover, resulting in the helicopter rolling to the right, and the main rotor blade colliding with the ground.

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