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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell OH13M74TEXH · Rosamond, CA · July 3, 1981

Date
July 3, 1981 · 06:30 local
Place
Rosamond, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51856
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUQ26
Reported as
Bell OH13M74TEXH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,963 total890 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel during spray run. Made hard autorotation landing.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING SPRAY RUN. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N51856 · 1

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