# Accident 19961008031269A: Bell OH13EM74, Salinas, CA, October 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1996
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008031269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH CHEMICAL HOSE APPARATUS STILL ATTACHED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## 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 19940831024459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024459A), Aug 31, 1994: Bell OH13EM74 (N51852), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to fuel truck after spray assignment. Severed tailboom on hard forced landing.

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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