Incident report
Bell OH-58A crash near Brawley, California, United States
unknown2016-07-02
Summary
The engine's degraded performance due to excessive wear of the engine bleed valve, which prevented it from closing during the accident flight. Contributing to the accident was the operator's failure to overhaul the bleed valve within the manufacturer-recommended interval.
Incident details
Date
2016-07-02
Location
Brawley, California, United States
Aircraft
Operator
FARM AVIATION INC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Under investigation
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗32.9947, -115.5183
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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