# Accident 19821208062789A: Bell TH13T, Phoenix, AZ, December 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5000° N, 111.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5000&lon=-111.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3001F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3001F-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-13T (registry code 1180813, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH13T
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821208062789A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED SPEED AND RPM DECAY ON A PRACTICE SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND.FLEW INTO GROUND.DID NOT WANT TO OVERBOOST ENGINE.

## 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 LAX83LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA053), Dec 8, 1982: Bell TH-13T (N3001F), Phoenix, AZ, 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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