# Accident 19931228047319A: Bell OH13EM74, Los Banos, CA, December 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VHPG
- Location: 37.0695° N, 120.8402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0695&lon=-120.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38110, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (registry code 8930103, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13EM74
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,453 total, 4,263 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931228047319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE MANUEVERING ON A SPRAY RUN. IMPACT HARD ON AUTORATION LANDING. CHOPPED TAIL. CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 LAX94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA084), Dec 28, 1993: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74L (N38110), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO UTILIZE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N38110 (2)

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

- [Accident 20100610005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100610005279A), Jun 10, 2010: Texas Helic OH-13E/M74 (N38110), Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. During an aerial application, the engine quit operating causing the helicopter to crash. There were no injuries associated with this accident. This accident…
- [Accident 19810925062909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925062909A), Sep 25, 1981: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N38110), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Indication of dropping rotor rpms. Crashed on believed emergency landing. Found sheared tach and generator shafts.

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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