# Accident 19890719023759A: Bell TH13T, Jay, FL, July 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1989, 20:12 local time
- Place: Jay, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.9498° N, 87.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9498&lon=-87.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65212-1991-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-13T (registry code 1180813, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH13T
- Reported engine: LYC O435A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719023759A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED WHILE SPRAYING CHEMICALS ON A COTTEN FIELD.

## 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 MIA89LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA202), Jul 20, 1989: Bell TH-13T (N65212), Jay, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, TRANSMISSION (POWER) LINES, AND THE PILOT'S…

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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