# NTSB Accident ERA11TA317
> **BELL OH-58C** · 2011-05-27 · Panama City, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11TA317
- **Event ID:** 20110530X15219
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-05-27
- **Location:** Panama City, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.212223, -85.682777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** OH-58C
- **Registration:** N82772
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The drooping electrical conduit, which snagged the vertical fin and resulted in the pilot's inability to control the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the operator's decision to have the pilot fly the helicopter out of the hangar.

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