# NTSB Accident ERA19FA047
> **BELL OH 58C** · 2018-11-16 · Verbena, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA047
- **Event ID:** 20181116X63655
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-11-16
- **Location:** Verbena, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.822223, -86.459167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** OH 58C
- **Registration:** N510CP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to conduct a low-level flight over a river, and his failure to see and avoid power lines, which resulted in the helicopter's impact with power lines and the water.

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