# Accident 19990722009589A: Bell OH13H, Sparta, GA, July 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1999
- Place: Sparta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 33.2694° N, 82.9690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2694&lon=-82.9690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51857 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722009589A

## Narrative

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

TEXAS HELICOPTER CORP. OH-13H/M47A HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF FROM A TRAILER AND CRASHED WHILE STILL TETHERED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) TAKE-OFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH HELICOPTER SECURED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF TRAILOR.

## 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 MIA99LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA200), Jul 22, 1999: Bell OH-13H/M74A (N51857), Sparta, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight which resulting in his failure to remove all the tie downs, and the subsequent impact with the ground.

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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