# Accident 19950721019309A: Bell OH13H, Alicia, AR, July 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Alicia, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: A9AG
- Location: 35.8905° N, 91.0790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8905&lon=-91.0790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3771W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3771W-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Flying Service OH13H/TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 1302760, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-flying-service-oh13h-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13H
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019309A

## Narrative

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

DURING FUELING HELICOPTER. WALKED AWAY. FAILED REMOVE HOSE. THEN TRIED TAKE OFF HOSE ATTACHED. HIT PARKED PICKUP.

## 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 FTW95LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA310), Jul 21, 1995: Williams Bell OH13H/Tomcat MK5A (N3771W), Alicia, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REMOVE THE REFUELING HOSE. A FACTOR WAS THAT HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM THE REFUELING OPERATION.

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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