# Accident 19800719045909A: Bell OH13HTEXHELI, Moses Lake, WA, July 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1980, 22:30 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51855, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51855-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (registry code 8930105, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HTEXHELI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,715 total, 115 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719045909A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT CRASHED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CONTAMINATED. VOLCANIC ASH.

## 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 SEA80FYP28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP28), Jul 19, 1980: Texas Hel OH-13H (N51855), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51855 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910807033089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807033089A), Aug 7, 1991: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51855), Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. Heard loud bang,cylic control lost during takeoff. Impacted in field. Cartwheeled. No defects found.

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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