# Accident 19880819034339A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Lancaster, CA, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EFIG
- Location: 34.7202° N, 118.1493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7202&lon=-118.1493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51862-2013-04-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034339A

## Narrative

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

NOSE PITCHED STRAIGHT UP. LOST CONTROL. HIT GROUND. A BOLT WAS MISSING BETWEEN THE SWASH PLATE AND PUSH PULL TUBE.

## 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 LAX88DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ04), Aug 19, 1988: Texas Helicopter M74A (N51862), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51862 (2)

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

- [Accident 19851019056909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019056909A), Oct 19, 1985: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Daggett, CA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Released bucket but hit tail rotor, then main rotor and rolled onto side on landing.
- [Accident 19800623022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623022219A), Jun 23, 1980: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Olivia, MN, Destroyed. Ag pilot crashed immediately after takeoff en route to spraying operation.

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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