# Accident 19750830027419A: Bell OH13EISENBG, Collins, IA, August 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1975
- Place: Collins, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.9024° N, 93.3081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collins, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9024&lon=-93.3081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29WL-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-13E (registry code 1180809, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-13e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13EISENBG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,284 total, 7 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830027419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC76FCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD07), Aug 30, 1975: Bell H-13E (N29WL), Collins, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29WL (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20021016030089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021016030089I), Oct 16, 2002: Bell OH13EISENBG (N29WL), Marianna, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On October 16, 2002, at approximately 15:09 hours local time, N29WL, a Bell OH-13E impacted and severed a small set of electrical transmission wires…
- [Accident 19850529020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529020449A), May 29, 1985: Bell OH13EISENBG (N29WL), Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during swath run. Touched down hard and rolled. Flagman injured by debris. Not RH rated or ag cert.
- [Accident 19760724020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760724020409A), Jul 24, 1976: Bell OH13EISENBG (N29WL), Centre, AL, Substantial damage. Water and foreign matter found in acft fuel tank. No provision for water check in field refuel tank

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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