# Accident 19800623022219A: Bell OH13HTEXHELI, Olivia, MN, June 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Olivia, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.7770° N, 94.9971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olivia, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7770&lon=-94.9971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51862-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (registry code 8930105, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (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: 3,728 total, 117 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FER50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623022219A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF EN ROUTE TO SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 CHI80FER50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER50), Jun 23, 1980: Bell OH-13H (N51862), Olivia, MN, destroyed

## Other reports on N51862 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880819034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034339A), Aug 19, 1988: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51862), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Nose pitched straight up. Lost control. Hit ground. A bolt was missing between the swash plate and push pull tube.
- [Accident 19851019056909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019056909A), Oct 19, 1985: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Daggett, CA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Released bucket but hit tail rotor, then main rotor and rolled onto side on landing.

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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