Incident report
Bell OH-58A crash near Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
minor2018-06-19
Summary
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to detach ground handling equipment from the helicopter before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in the subsequent dynamic rollover.
Incident details
Date
2018-06-19
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Aircraft
Operator
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Probable cause
Phase of flight
takeoff
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗35.7319, -78.6286
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Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries2
SourceNTSB CAROL
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