# Accident 19810729046009A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Rickman, TN, July 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Rickman, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2626° N, 85.3755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rickman, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2626&lon=-85.3755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1001F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1001F) (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-A1F (registry code 42200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13M74TEXH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 280 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046009A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH GROUND MAN FUELING HELICOPTER. LOST CONTROL AT END OF FUEL HOSE.

## 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 ATL81DKW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW21), Jul 29, 1981: Texas Hel M-47A (N1001F), Rickman, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1001F (1)

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

- [Accident 19980715016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980715016709A), Jul 15, 1998: Bell OH13H (N1001F), Citronelle, AL, Substantial damage. (.4)As the spray helicopter turned downwind en route to his spray tract, he entered a sinking condition from which application of full power did not prevent…

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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