# Accident 19950920046919A: Bell OH13H, Yakima, WA, September 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WRVG
- Location: 46.7201° N, 120.4110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7201&lon=-120.4110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38115, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38115-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (registry code 8930105, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,572 total, 2,657 in this make and model, 422 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920046919A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY OPS. COLLECTIVE WENT FULL PITCH. HELICOPTER HOPPING. DITCHED IN POND. SCISSOR ARM ASSEMBLY BOLT BROKE.

## 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 SEA95LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA227), Sep 20, 1995: Texas Helicopter OH-13E (N38115), Yakima, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE BOLT ATTACHING THE SCISSOR ARM ASSEMBLY TO THE PITCH CONTROL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE OF THE BOLT LED TO A LOSS OF COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL AND REDUCED ROTOR RPM.

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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