Aviation accident WPR18LA140

Name: aviation accident: BELL OH 58C near Yuma (2018-05-12)
Start: 2018-05-12
Location: Yuma, AZ, USA

NONE · BELL OH 58C · 2018-05-12 · Yuma, AZ, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR18LA140
Event ID: 20180512X11203
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-05-12
Location: Yuma, AZ, USA
Coordinates: 32.686111, -114.723892

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: BELL
Model: OH 58C
Registration: N82857
FAR Part: 137
Engines: —
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: NITE
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power during an aerial application flight due to thermal damage to the 1st stage gas producer turbine nozzle and an irregular fuel spray pattern due to carbon buildup of the fuel nozzle. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the fuel nozzle.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown