19871211079149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell OH13M74TEXH · Petaluma, CA · December 11, 1987

Date: December 11, 1987 · 13:45 local
Place: Petaluma, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: NCQG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N51843
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88DVD01
Reported as: Bell OH13M74TEXH
Reported engine: Lycoming VO435A1F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total1,000 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N51843Registration cancelled Mar 2, 1989 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AS/N 78014 Airframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft collided with wires at end of spray run. Lost control. Hit a fence. Came to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AT END OF SPRAY RUN. LOST CONTROL. HIT A FENCE. CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX88DVD01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPetaluma, CADuring an aerial application flight, while on the last pass, the aircraft struck a power line that became entangled in the rotor blades. The pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft and collided with the terrain. There were no reported mechanical…Dec 11, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N51843 · 1

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

Accident 19780916024019ATo Vertical (Helicopter Only) · Firebaugh, CATie down strap across left skid caught on trailer and tethered heper.Sep 16, 1978 · Reported as Texhel OH13HTEXHE · Destroyed