# Accident 19890721024619A: Bell OH13ETEXHELI, Greenwood, MS, July 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1989, 12:40 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KEMG
- Location: 33.5091° N, 90.1900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5091&lon=-90.1900&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 OH13ETEXHELI
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,219 total, 2,263 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890721024619A

## Narrative

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

PIT HORN BOLT FAILED ALLOWED ROTATION AND FAILURE. HELICOPTER DROPPED NOSE LOW AND PITCHED UP BEFORE IMPACT.

## 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 MIA89LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA204), Jul 21, 1989: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (N47345), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF A MAIN ROTOR BLADE PITCH CHANGE HORN AND/OR ATTACHING BOLT(S).

## Other reports on N47345 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880711026409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026409A), Jul 11, 1988: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N47345), Rayville, LA, Destroyed. Struck trees and crashed during a pull up from a spray run.

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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