- Date
- March 2, 1979
- Place
- Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9001TBell OH13H
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790302003949A
- Case key
- 137419
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0478 79/3/2 NR.SHAFTER,CA BELL OH13H CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1791 TIME - 0010 N9001T PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1681 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHAFTER,CA SHAFTER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FROST CONTROL OPERATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9001T
- Reported as
- Bell OH13H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shafter
FAA reports on this event · 1
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