- Date
- September 3, 1986, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Allen, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N38092Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860903044559A
- Case key
- 21957
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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 helicopter experienced partial power loss and descended to ground. It spray booms became entangled in the soy beans. The helicopter started to nose over, then rolled onto its right side and came to rest. Reason for the partial power loss is undetermined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38092
- Reported as
- Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 77-004
- Airframe hours
- 1,440
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Planters Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 15, 1986 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- Port Allen, LA
- Airport
- BTR
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,236 total · 3,668 in this make and model · 47 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTR, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.