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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell OH13M74TEXH · Blythe, CA · September 25, 1981

Date
September 25, 1981 · 04:30 local
Place
Blythe, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38110
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUG52
Reported as
Bell OH13M74TEXH
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,384 total126 in this make and model520 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Indication of dropping rotor rpms. Crashed on believed emergency landing. Found sheared tach and generator shafts.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATION OF DROPPING ROTOR RPMS. CRASHED ON BELIEVED EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND SHEARED TACH AND GENERATOR SHAFTS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N38110 · 2

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