- Date
- July 20, 1979
- Place
- Solitude, IN · SOLITUDE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51847Texas Heli OH-13
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790720025759A
- Case key
- 134637
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2232 79/7/20 SOLITUDE,IN TEXAS HELI OH-13 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3100 TIME - 1530 N51847 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT VERNON,IN MAHOMET,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- SPRAY BOOMS NOT SECURED PROPERLY.FERRY FLIGHT. SPRAY BOOM STRUCK MAIN ROTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51847
- Reported as
- Texas Heli OH-13
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N51847Registration cancelled Sep 20, 1983 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AAirframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A
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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.