- Date
- June 15, 1979
- Place
- Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51849Bell OH-13H
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790615012449A
- Case key
- 136238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1049 79/6/15 NR.NAPA,CA BELL OH-13H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0820 N51849 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 32, 3900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 225 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAPES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51849
- Reported as
- Bell OH-13H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N51849Registration cancelled Aug 24, 1982 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AAirframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.