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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell OH13HTEXHELI · Merced, CA · August 10, 1992

Date
August 10, 1992 · 06:30 local
Place
Merced, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
VHPG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51858
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA345
Reported as
Bell OH13HTEXHELI
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,650 total2,500 in this make and model168 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on spray run. Rolled over landing in plowed field. Fuel tank was empty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. ROLLED OVER LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.