- Date
- September 25, 1981
- Place
- Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51853Texas Hel OH-13H
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810925064169A
- Case key
- 123803
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2300 81/9/25 NR.YUMA,AZ TEXAS HEL OH-13H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7369 TIME - 1030 N51853 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 618 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YUMA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 213 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51853
- Reported as
- Texas Hel OH-13H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N51853Registration cancelled Feb 28, 2018 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AAirframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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