# NTSB Accident LAX00LA118
> **Arrow Aircraft Co. OH-58A** · 2000-03-08 · CALIPATRIA, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA118
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20669
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-08
- **Location:** CALIPATRIA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.130001, -115.521667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Arrow Aircraft Co.
- **Model:** OH-58A
- **Registration:** N39FA
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate checklist procedure prior to departure, which did not verify the fuel selector was in the proper position for flight, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor speed for an autorotative landing.

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