# NTSB Accident ERA17CA056
> **BELL OH 58A** · 2016-10-25 · Ponce, PR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17CA056
- **Event ID:** 20161125X10532
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-10-25
- **Location:** Ponce, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.010833, -66.563331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** OH 58A
- **Registration:** N161PD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The helicopter flight instructor's inadequate demonstration of a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a hard landing.

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