# NTSB Accident CHI97GA103
> **Bell OH-58A** · 1997-04-10 · SEYMOUR, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97GA103
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07674
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-10
- **Location:** SEYMOUR, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.949584, -85.880661
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** OH-58A
- **Registration:** N132SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper action(s) by one or more of the emergency response team members, during a hovering/loading sequence, which resulted in the helicopter's lateral center-of-gravity (CG) limitations to be exceeded.  A factor associated with the accident was: the pilot's inability to maintain lateral control of the helicopter, once the lateral CG limits had been exceeded.

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