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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell OH13HTEXHELI · Lodi, CA · August 7, 1991

Date
August 7, 1991 · 12:30 local
Place
Lodi, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
IRAG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51855
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA351
Reported as
Bell OH13HTEXHELI
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total1,800 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Heard loud bang,cylic control lost during takeoff. Impacted in field. Cartwheeled. No defects found.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD LOUD BANG,CYLIC CONTROL LOST DURING TAKEOFF. IMPACTED IN FIELD. CARTWHEELED. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N51855 · 1

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