# NTSB Accident SEA08LA020
> **Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58+** · 2007-11-06 · Cougar, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA08LA020
- **Event ID:** 20080115X00048
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-11-06
- **Location:** Cougar, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.096668, -122.262779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Arrow Falcon Exporters
- **Model:** OH-58+
- **Registration:** N831SD
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a nearby tree while performing a hover-climb. Factors include his failure to maintain clearance from his long-line cable, and his likely diverted attention to the entanglement of the cable on the helicopter's wire strike mechanism.

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