# Accident 19820615022609A: Bell OH13HMK5A, Imlaystown, NJ, June 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Imlaystown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.1676° N, 74.5152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imlaystown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1676&lon=-74.5152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9062T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9062T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,290 total, 600 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820615022609A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A SECOND BIRD STRIKE. SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED PLANTS,PULLED THE HELICOPTER TO THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC82DA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA124), Jun 15, 1982: Continental EL Tomcat MK5A (N9062T), Imlaystown, NJ, substantial damage

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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