- Date
- June 8, 1983, 08:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place
- Ruleville, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1001GTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830608023499A
- Case key
- 6087
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that the engine lost power during a swath run. A run-on landing was made. Prior to stopping, the right skid & right spray boom hit a rice level, and subsequenily, the main rotor blade chopped the tail boom. No preimpact failures were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1001G
- Reported as
- Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (OH-13H/M74)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 79-035
- Airframe hours
- 1,227
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1F, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Randall R. Bogle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 18, 1983 · 55 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,949 total · 990 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N1001G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.