# Accident 19810616033359A: Bell OH13H, Danville, IL, June 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10002, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10002-2021-01-30) (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: 1,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616033359A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO CRASH INTO GUYWIRE DURING SPRAY 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 CHI81FEV21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV21), Jun 16, 1981: Texas Hel OH-13H (N10002), Danville, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N10002 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890713025829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713025829A), Jul 13, 1989: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N10002), New Richmond, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel shortly after takeoff. Autorotated to a nose high landing. Tail rotor struck ground.

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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