# Accident 19890802033179A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Norman Park, GA, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Norman Park, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JCKG
- Location: 31.2608° N, 83.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2608&lon=-83.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51850, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51850) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (registry code 8930103, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,607 total, 1,607 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802033179A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK GROUND WHILE SPRAYING A PEANUT FIELD WITH TOXIC CHEMICAL. PILOT HAD SPRAY CHEMICALS IN BLOOD.

## 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 ATL89FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA193), Aug 2, 1989: Texas Helicopter OH-13/M74 (N51850), Norman Park, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FROM EXPOSURE TO LANNATE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE GROUND. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE…

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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