# Accident 19800806034509A: Bell OH13H, Salinas, CA, August 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1980, 08:13 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10003, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10003-2008-11-19) (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 OH13H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034509A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER NOSED DOWN TO A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, CRASHED DURING LANDING. INDICATES PILOT INCAPACITATION, MEDICAL.

## 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 LAX80FVM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM37), Aug 6, 1980: Texas Hel OH-13H (N10003), Salinas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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