# Accident 19780522011449A: Bell OH13HTEXHELI, Fisher, AR, May 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1978
- Place: Fisher, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.4914° N, 90.9725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fisher, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4914&lon=-90.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38113, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38113) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (registry code 8930103, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HTEXHELI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,825 total, 325 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780522011449A

## 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 FTW78DPG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG32), May 22, 1978: Bell OH-13E (N38113), Fisher, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38113 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130929020249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130929020249A), Sep 29, 2013: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13E/M74 (N38113), Santa Maria, CA, Substantial damage. At the time of the accident, the pilot was conducting aerial application operations under 14 CFR part 137, and actively spraying an agricultural field. The…

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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