- Date
- May 30, 1980
- Place
- Walterboro, SC · WALTERBORO, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N38099Texas Heli M-74
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800530018349A
- Case key
- 136400
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1859 80/5/30 WALTERBORO,SC TEXAS HELI M-74 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1650 N38099 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 25, 3300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALTERBORO,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- FERTILIZER BKT CABLE CAUGHT ON LOADING SYSTEM DURING TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38099
- Reported as
- Texas Heli M-74
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dirt Road
N38099Registration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74Airframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13E/M74Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N38099 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL99FA132Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHeflin, ALThe pilot of N9010T's failure to maintain visual lookout while maneuvering, resulting in a midair collision with N30899. A factor was the sun glare.NTSB LAX92LA378Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChandler, AZThe pilot's misjudging the performance and weight and balance data of the helicopter prior to departure. Contributing to the accident was a failure of the pilot to jettison the chemical load.