# Accident 19940831024459A: Bell OH13EM74, Salinas, CA, August 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1994, 07:30 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSJG
- Location: 36.6696° N, 121.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6696&lon=-121.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51852, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51852) (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 O43513
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,120 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024459A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO FUEL TRUCK AFTER SPRAY ASSIGNMENT. SEVERED TAILBOOM ON HARD FORCED LANDING.

## 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 LAX94LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA342), Aug 31, 1994: Texas Helicopter M74 (N51852), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight fuel consumption monitoring.

## Other reports on N51852 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030731016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731016819A), Jul 31, 2003: Bell OH13EM74 (N51852), Tulare County, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. James j. costa jr., acting as pilot in command of a wasp helicopter, N51852, was engaged in aerial agricultural application of a field west of and…
- [Accident 19961008031269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008031269A), Oct 8, 1996: Bell OH13EM74 (N51852), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to takeoff with chemical hose apparatus still attached.

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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