# Accident 19760724020409A: Bell OH13EISENBG, Centre, AL, July 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1976
- Place: Centre, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.1531° N, 85.6717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centre, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1531&lon=-85.6717&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: 3,193 total, 77 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKJ86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760724020409A

## Narrative

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

WATER AND FOREIGN MATTER FOUND IN ACFT FUEL TANK.NO PROVISION FOR WATER CHECK IN FIELD REFUEL TANK

## 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 MIA76DKJ86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ86), Jul 24, 1976: Bell 47D1 (N29WL), Centre, AL, destroyed

## 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 19750830027419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830027419A), Aug 30, 1975: Bell OH13EISENBG (N29WL), Collins, IA, Substantial damage

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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