# NTSB CHI80DER52: Bell OH-13, N67083, Bixby, MN, July 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1980
- Place: Bixby, MN · BIXBY, MN
- Location: 43.9444° N, 93.0971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bixby, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9444&lon=-93.0971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DER52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1079   80/7/5    BIXBY,MN            BELL OH-13          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 244
        TIME - 0830                    N67083              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIXBY,MN                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   14                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67083](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67083-2005-11-15), registration cancelled 2005-11-15, S/N 2280, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-13
- Registry model: [Bell-Agri Helicopter 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-agri-helicopter-47g-2) (registry code 1180822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800705025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705025709A), Jul 5, 1980: Bell OH13H, Bixby, MN, Destroyed. Pilot let copter settle with power and could not recover. Hit in a field. Destroyed copter.

## Other investigations on N67083 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA277), Aug 31, 2000: Bell 47G-2 (N67083), Spring Brook, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the tail rotor drive gear shaft.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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