# NTSB Accident ERA19LA206
> **BELL OH58C** · 2019-06-25 · Gainesville, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA206
- **Event ID:** 20190701X40440
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-06-25
- **Location:** Gainesville, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.693301, -82.277253
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** OH58C
- **Registration:** N911GV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a simulated forced landing autorotation, which resulted in pylon whirl that substantially damaged the helicopter.

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