# NTSB Accident WPR18LA140
> **BELL OH 58C** · 2018-05-12 · Yuma, AZ, USA · NONE
## 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.

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