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FAA accident report · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A · Fort Ripley, MN · May 28, 2014

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Date
May 28, 2014 · 10:15 local
Place
Fort Ripley, MN
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KJPG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51853
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA418
Reported as
Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO-435 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
17,370 total4,500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N51853Registration cancelled Feb 28, 2018 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AS/N 78-021 · Built 1978Airframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While conducting aerial application on a field the aircraft tail rotor made contact with a tree, traveled approximately 70 yards and crashed into the roof of a structure. The pilot sustained serious injuries which became fatal on 06/05/2014.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION ON A FIELD THE AIRCRAFT TAIL ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 70 YARDS AND CRASHED INTO THE ROOF OF A STRUCTURE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES WHICH BECAME FATAL ON 06/05/2014.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14LA418Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLittle Falls, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree at the edge of a field that he was spraying.May 28, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N51853 · 1

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

Accident 19810925064169ALow Level Operations · Yuma, AZStruck telephone wires on pullup from a spray run. Wires tangled in main rotors.Sep 25, 1981 · Reported as Bell OH13HTEXHELI · Substantial damage