# Accident 19830608023499A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Ruleville, MS, June 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1983, 08:55 local time
- Place: Ruleville, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7208° N, 90.5498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7208&lon=-90.5498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1001G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1001G-2016-07-27) (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 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13M74TEXH
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,949 total, 990 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608023499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON A SPRAY RUN.CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM LANDING ON A RICE LEVY. MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR DISENGAGED.

## 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 ATL83LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA220), Jun 8, 1983: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N1001G), Ruleville, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1001G (1)

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

- [Accident 19980926037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926037629A), Sep 26, 1998: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N1001G), Gilroy, CA, Destroyed. (.19)On September 26, 1998, at 1100 hours pacific daylight time, a Texas helicopter corporation OH-13H, N1001G, crashed in a field near Gilroy, California. The…

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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