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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ccoptr OH13HCCOPTER · Napa, CA · June 15, 1979

Date
June 15, 1979 · 09:15 local
Place
Napa, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N51849
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DVG53
Reported as
Ccoptr OH13HCCOPTER
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total225 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck wires during ag operation. Stated sun in eyes obscured powerline.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES DURING AG OPERATION. STATED SUN IN EYES OBSCURED POWERLINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.