- Date
- May 22, 1978
- Place
- Fisher, AR · FISHER, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N38113Bell OH-13E
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780522011449A
- Case key
- 142269
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0886 78/5/22 FISHER,AR BELL OH-13E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 17825 TIME - 0800 N38113 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FISHER,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38113
- Reported as
- Bell OH-13E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N38113Registered now · Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74Airframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13E/M74Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N38113 · 1
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