Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc OH-58A+ accident near Newton, TX
On August 23, 2024, an Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc OH-58A+ (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Newton, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 23, 2024
- Place
- Newton, TX
- Aircraft
- Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc OH-58A+ · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.881°N, 93.707°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240823194990
NTSB summary
On August 23, 2024, about 1330 central daylight time, a restricted category Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A helicopter, N199BD was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Newton, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured and one person on the ground received minor injuries. The helicopter was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight. According to the load truck operator, the helicopter was landing on a load truck platform to reload liquid chemical herbicide at the time of the accident. The pilot landed uneventfully on the load truck platform about 20 times for reloading on the day of the accident. The load truck operator stated that on the accident landing attempt, the helicopter landed too far forward on the load truck platform and against the L-bracket stop rail. The helicopter rolled off the back of the truck and impacted the ground inverted. The load truck operator stated that the right skid touched down, but the left skid may not have ever touched the platform. The load truck operator was knocked off the back of the truck and received minor injuries. He reported that the helicopter’s engine sounded normal throughout the accident sequence. The helicopter was equipped with single point connections on the right side for reloading fuel and liquid product. The platform was oriented to allow the helicopter to land with its right side toward the aft end of the truck to allow the load truck operator to reach the single-point reloading connections (Figure 1). The reloading was conducted while
More accidents in TX
- Kubicek BB85, Jul 30, 2016
- Robertson C-414, Jul 29, 1982
- Textron Aviation B-300, Jun 30, 2019
- Beech B100, Nov 26, 1983
- Consolidated-Vultee PBY-6A, Oct 13, 1984
Browse: Texas
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
