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| Date: | Tuesday 18 June 2024 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Vertical Vegetation Management LLC |
| Registration: | N72BM |
| MSN: | 41914 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cisco, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Cisco, GA |
| Cisco, GA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On June 18, 2024, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Garlick Helicopters Inc, OH-58A, N72BM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cisco, Georgia. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight.
According to the pilot, he departed from Greensboro, Georgia, at 1043 to spray a field in Cisco, Georgia. After the 1.15-hour flight to the field, he landed, shutdown the engine and spoke to the landowner about what was to be sprayed and what was to be avoided. The pilot topped-off the helicopter with fuel from a fuel truck. The landowner then flew around the field with the pilot so he could point out the different areas of concern. After the observation flight, the pilot loaded 40 gallons of chemicals and sprayed the first part of the field, which only took about 8 minutes. The pilot returned and loaded another 50 gallons of chemicals, while the engine remained operating. The pilot returned to the field and sprayed all 50 gallons.
The pilot again loaded the helicopter with 50 gallons of chemicals. During the subsequent liftoff, the helicopter felt “heavy” but all the engine instruments were in the normal operating range, so the pilot continued the flight. During the first teardrop turn back to the field to spray, the engine rpm dropped, and the pilot saw that the red “engine out” light illuminated. The pilot immediately looked for a place to land and tried to land between two trees. The helicopter contacted the trees, rolled over, and sustained substantial damage to the tail rotor assembly, and main rotors.
The helicopter was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2024 19:49 | Captain Adam | Added |
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