Accident: Bell OH58A
May 18, 2021 · Ulysses, KS
NTSB numberCEN21LA225Event id20210519103107
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the aerial application flight, which resulted in collision with the power line and subsequent impact with terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell OH58A
- Registration
- N176SJ
- Year built
- 1970
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 137: agricultural
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
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