- Date
- August 6, 1980
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N10003Texas Hel OH-13H
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800806034509A
- Case key
- 129619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2140 80/8/6 SALINAS,CA TEXAS HEL OH-13H CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0813 N10003 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 52, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 REMARKS- PLT HAD ADVANCED EMPHYSEMA,BLEBS WERE PRESENT EXTENSIVELY OVR BOTH LUNGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10003
- Reported as
- Texas Hel OH-13H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salinas Muni
N10003Registration cancelled Nov 19, 2008 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AAirframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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