# Accident 19910807033089A: Bell OH13HTEXHELI, Lodi, CA, August 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: IRAG
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51855, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51855-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (registry code 8930105, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HTEXHELI
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807033089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA351), Aug 7, 1991: Texas Helicopter M74L (N51855), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PILOT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N51855 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800719045909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719045909A), Jul 19, 1980: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51855), Moses Lake, WA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot crashed right after takeoff due to loss of control. Hydraulic system contaminated. Volcanic ash.

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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