# NTSB Accident CHI99GA155
> **Bell OH-58A** · 1999-05-17 · POPLAR BLUFF, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99GA155
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18711
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-17
- **Location:** POPLAR BLUFF, MO, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** OH-58A
- **Registration:** N77MP
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The tail rotor's impact with the blue warm-up jacket and the subsequent overload of the tail rotor drive shaft.  A contributing factor was the absence of the helicopter's entry doors.

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