# Accident 19880711026409A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Rayville, LA, July 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KULG
- Location: 32.4707° N, 91.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4707&lon=-91.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47345, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47345-1997-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (registry code 8930103, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13M74TEXH
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,996 total, 2,587 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026409A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED DURING A PULL UP FROM A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 FTW88DRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD12), Jul 11, 1988: Texas Helicopter M74C (N47345), Rayville, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N47345 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890721024619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890721024619A), Jul 21, 1989: Bell OH13ETEXHELI (N47345), Greenwood, MS, Substantial damage. Pit horn bolt failed allowed rotation and failure. Helicopter dropped nose low and pitched up before impact.

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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