# Incident 20021016030089I: Bell OH13EISENBG, Marianna, AR, October 16, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2002, 15:09 local time
- Place: Marianna, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: A2PG
- Location: 34.7736° N, 90.7675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marianna, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7736&lon=-90.7675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29WL-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-13E (registry code 1180809, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-13e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13EISENBG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021016030089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:09 HOURS LOCAL TIME, N29WL, A BELL OH-13E IMPACTED AND SEVERED A SMALL SET OF ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES ADJACENT TO AN AGRICULTURAL PLOT WHILE DISPENSING FLUID. DURING THE "CLEAN UP" PORTION OF THE DISPENSING OPERATION, THE AIRCRAFT MANEUVERED TO DISPENSE ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF ELECTRICAL LINES TRAVELING WEST TO EAST. AT THE TURN AROUND POINT, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE TOP OF THE WIRES REVERSING DIRECTION TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION BACK ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE WIRES. AT THE FIELD ENTRY POINT AND TRAVELING WEST ALONG THE PRIMARY ELECTRICAL LINE AND ABEAM A LINE POLE, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AND SEVERED A SMALL SET OF ELECTRICAL WIRES EXITING FROM THAT POLE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO A BUILDING LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH CALM WINDS. THE POSITION OF THE AFTERNOON SUN CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT IN THAT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TEMPORARY BLINDNESS CONDITION CAUSING A DISTORTION OF THE ENTRY POINT SIGHT PICTURE.

## Other reports on N29WL (3)

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

- [Accident 19850529020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529020449A), May 29, 1985: Bell OH13EISENBG (N29WL), Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during swath run. Touched down hard and rolled. Flagman injured by debris. Not RH rated or ag cert.
- [Accident 19760724020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760724020409A), Jul 24, 1976: Bell OH13EISENBG (N29WL), Centre, AL, Substantial damage. Water and foreign matter found in acft fuel tank. No provision for water check in field refuel tank
- [Accident 19750830027419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830027419A), Aug 30, 1975: Bell OH13EISENBG (N29WL), Collins, IA, Substantial damage

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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