# Incident 19840217011569I: Bell OH13EISENBG, Escalon, CA, February 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1984, 11:00 local time
- Place: Escalon, CA
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.7914° N, 120.9997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7914&lon=-120.9997&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 OH13EISENBG
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840217011569I

## Narrative

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

AG AIRCRAFTS SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT AND BROKE AN ELECTRICAL CABLE WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.

## 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.
- [Accident 19820720032879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720032879A), Jul 20, 1982: Bell OH13ETEXHELI (N38117), Milan, MO, Substantial damage. Helicopter failed to attain translational lift after lift off. Settled to ground. Impact cut off tail boom.

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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