# Accident 19980731019139A: Texas Helicopter M74L, Grand Forks, ND, July 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.9091° N, 97.0693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9091&lon=-97.0693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1001N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1001N-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter M74L (registry code 8930107, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-m74l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980731019139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 1998, AT 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A BELL 47, N1001N, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF ROTOR RPM WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, AT 1929 CDT.

## 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 CHI98LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA292), Jul 31, 1998: Bell M74L (N1001N), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The worn rotor clutch shoes, and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm.

## Other reports on N1001N (3)

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

- [Accident 20131206023419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131206023419A), Dec 6, 2013: Texas Helicopter Corp M74L (N1001N), Sebring, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On January 6, 2013, at or about 1630 EST, jon edward whitaker, holder of commercial pilot certificate number 542861953, while acting as pilot in command of a…
- [Incident 20130816015559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130816015559I), Aug 16, 2013: Texas Helicopter Corp M74L (N1001N), Hamburg, MN, Minor damage. While performing aerial application on a field near Hamburg, MN on 08/16/2013, the pilot stated he was operating north to south on a narrow field and struck 2…
- [Incident 20080606846719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080606846719I), Jun 6, 2008: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N1001N), Almena, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/06/2008 at approximately 08:00, the pilot of the aircraft was performing aerial application of fungicide on a field near Almena, WI. While climbing…

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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