# Accident 19990916029682A: Bell OH13EM74, Heflin, AL, September 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1999, 07:30 local time
- Place: Heflin, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.6405° N, 85.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6405&lon=-85.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38099-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (registry code 8930103, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13EM74
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916029682A

## Narrative

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

(.19) THE NARRATIVE IS THE SAME AS ATL-99-F-A132A. (.4) N38099 WAS FLYING SOUTHBOUND AT 150 FT. AGL SPRAYING HERBICIDES. N9010T HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A FLATBED TRUCK HEADING NORTH BEHIND A GATHERING OF TREES 100 FT. TALL.  N9010T CLIMB OVER THE TREES TO AN ALTITUDE OF 150 FT. AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH.  HE THEN TURNED EAST INTO THE SUN, DIRECTLY INTO THE FLIGHT PATH OF N38099.  WITHIN SECONDS, N9010T COLLIDED WITH N38099, IMPACTING IT ON ITS LOWER RIGHT SIDE.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACTING, BOTH HELICOPTERS DESCENDED TO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST 100 YARDS APART.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9010T, Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A: [Accident 19990916029681A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916029681A)

## 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 ATL99FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA132), Sep 16, 1999: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (N38099), Heflin, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot of N9010T's failure to maintain visual lookout while maneuvering, resulting in a midair collision with N30899. A factor was the sun glare.

## Other reports on N38099 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920906035529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906035529A), Sep 6, 1992: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N38099), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Unable to climb after leaving truck helipad. Skids caught in cotton. Helicopter rolled over. Gross weight. Hot day.
- [Accident 19800530018349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800530018349A), May 30, 1980: Texhel OH13HTEXHELI (N38099), Walterboro, SC, Substantial damage. Fertilize bucket support cable caught on loading system on takeoff. Pulled copter to 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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