# Accident 19820720032879A: Bell OH13ETEXHELI, Milan, MO, July 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Milan, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.2032° N, 93.1240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milan, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2032&lon=-93.1240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38117-2017-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13E (registry code 8930102, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13ETEXHELI
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,145 total, 226 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720032879A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER FAILED TO ATTAIN TRANSLATIONAL LIFT AFTER LIFT OFF. SETTLED TO GROUND. IMPACT CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.

## 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 MKC82DA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA129), Jul 20, 1982: Texas Helicopter OH-13E (N38117), 10 Sw Of Milan, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38117 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890716023059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716023059A), Jul 16, 1989: Bell OH13ETEXHELI (N38117), Hilmar, CA, Destroyed. Lifted off platform to hover. Tail rotor hit the ground. Lost control,helicopter rolled over and self-destructed.
- [Incident 19840217011569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840217011569I), Feb 17, 1984: Bell OH13EISENBG (N38117), Escalon, CA. Ag aircrafts spray boom caught and broke an electrical cable while spraying a field. No damage or injury.

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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