- Date
- July 20, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- 10 Sw Of Milan, MO
- Coordinates
- 37.2496, -97.6701 (estimated)
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N38117Texas Helicopter OH-13E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820720032879A
- Case key
- 69612
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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 plt had reduced the spray load from 90 to 50 gals to compensate for the increase in density altitude. The winds were blowing lightly during previous takeoffs but were calm during this takeoff. As the helicopter hovered forward during the takeoff it failed to obtain translational lift & impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38117
- Reported as
- Texas Helicopter OH-13E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 78-013
- Airframe hours
- 825
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming VO-435A1F, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Streeter Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Streeter Flying Service
- Departed
- 10 Sw Of Milan, MO
- Destination
- 10 Sw Of Milan, MO
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,145 total · 226 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 95 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 203 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N38117 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.