# Accident 19920906035529A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Chandler, AZ, September 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1992, 09:10 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YUGG
- Location: 33.3198° N, 111.8690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3198&lon=-111.8690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38099-2017-06-21) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,680 total, 480 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906035529A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LEAVING TRUCK HELIPAD. SKIDS CAUGHT IN COTTON. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.GROSS WEIGHT.HOT DAY.

## 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 LAX92LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA378), Sep 6, 1992: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (N38099), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING THE PERFORMANCE AND WEIGHT AND BALANCE DATA OF THE HELICOPTER PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO JETTISON THE CHEMICAL LOAD.

## Other reports on N38099 (2)

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

- [Accident 19990916029682A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916029682A), Sep 16, 1999: Bell OH13EM74 (N38099), Heflin, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) The narrative is the same as ATL-99-F-A132A. (.4) N38099 was flying southbound at 150 ft. AGL spraying herbicides. N9010T had just taken off from a…
- [Accident 19800530018349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800530018349A), May 30, 1980: Texhel OH13HTEXHELI (N38099), Walterboro, SC, Substantial damage. Fertilize bucket support cable caught on loading system on takeoff. Pulled copter to the ground.

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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