# Accident 19800530018349A: Texhel OH13HTEXHELI, Walterboro, SC, May 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1980, 16:50 local time
- Place: Walterboro, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.8983° N, 80.6814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walterboro, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8983&lon=-80.6814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38099-2017-06-21) (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: TEXHEL OH13HTEXHELI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800530018349A

## Narrative

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

FERTILIZE BUCKET SUPPORT CABLE CAUGHT ON LOADING SYSTEM ON TAKEOFF. PULLED COPTER TO THE GROUND.

## 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 ATL80DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLG12), May 30, 1980: Texas Heli M-74 (N38099), Walterboro, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38099 (2)

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

- [Accident 19990916029682A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916029682A), Sep 16, 1999: Bell OH13EM74 (N38099), Heflin, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) The narrative is the same as ATL-99-F-A132A. (.4) N38099 was flying southbound at 150 ft. AGL spraying herbicides. N9010T had just taken off from a…
- [Accident 19920906035529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906035529A), Sep 6, 1992: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N38099), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Unable to climb after leaving truck helipad. Skids caught in cotton. Helicopter rolled over. Gross weight. Hot day.

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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