# NTSB Accident LAX03LA126
> **Bell OH-58A** · 2003-04-04 · CALIPATRIA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA126
- **Event ID:** 20030410X00476
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-04
- **Location:** CALIPATRIA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.116664, -115.666664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** OH-58A
- **Registration:** N38FA
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter, and an inadvertent dynamic rollover during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

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