Bell OH-58C N198PD

Summary

On 8 April 2005 at about 00:15 local time, a Bell OH-58C registered N198PD was involved in an accident near Colorado Sprngs, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 April 2005 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Colorado Sprngs, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

38.8304, -104.8093

Aircraft

Bell OH-58C

Registration

N198PD

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colorado Sprngs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN05TA072

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the N1 tachometer generator which resulted in a precautionary landing. Contributing factors include the frayed wire and the unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was orbiting over a campus when the "engine out light illuminated in the cockpit," followed by an "audible engine out alarm" and the "N1 gauge dropped." The pilot elected to perform a precautionary landing to a field. The pilot stated that the terrain sloped uphill and the helicopter stopped "abruptly" and rock back and forth. A postaccident examination revealed that the N1 Tachometer Generator had failed. Further examination revealed that the N1 tachometer generator wire was not connected to the cannon plug and frayed. Examination of the helicopter's remaining systems revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.