# NTSB Accident GAA16CA372
> **BELL OH 58** · 2016-07-10 · Surprise, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA372
- **Event ID:** 20160712X32830
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-10
- **Location:** Surprise, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.579166, -112.415275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** OH 58
- **Registration:** N588MP
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

While at a low altitude, the pilot's decision to do an abrupt descending right downwind turn which resulted in flying through his own vortices and an impact with terrain.

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