- Date
- June 23, 1980
- Place
- Olivia, MN · OLIVIA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51862Bell OH-13H
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800623022219A
- Case key
- 130849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1080 80/6/23 OLIVIA,MN BELL OH-13H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N51862 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 33, 3728 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 117 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLIVIA,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51862
- Reported as
- Bell OH-13H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N51862Registration cancelled Apr 1, 2013 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AAirframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AEngine 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 N51862 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX88DUQ04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLancaster, CADuring an aerial application flight, just after takeoff, the nose of the helicopter suddenly pitched up. The pilot reduced power to keep from climbing. The fore/aft cyclic control had no effect. The helicopter settled to the ground resulting in substantial…NTSB LAX86LUG01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDaggett, CAThe plt stated he had just lifted off for a fertilizer spreading operation with an external load bucket, when the eng had a partial pwr loss at 100 ft AGL. A descent was started and the bucket was disengaged. However, while the plt was attempting to land the…