- Date
- September 16, 1978
- Place
- Firebaugh, CA · FIREBAUGH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N51843Bell H13H
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780916024019A
- Case key
- 139975
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2211 78/9/16 NR.FIREBAUGH,CA BELL H13H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 14000 TIME - 0615 N51843 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIREBAUGH,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TIE DOWN STRAP ACROSS LEFT SKID CAUGHT ON TRAILER AND TETHERED HELICOPER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51843
- Reported as
- Bell H13H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N51843Registration cancelled Mar 2, 1989 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AAirframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N51843 · 1
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