- Date
- July 19, 1980
- Place
- Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51855Texas Hel OH-13H
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800719045909A
- Case key
- 129715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2165 80/7/19 NR.MOSES LAKE,WA TEXAS HEL OH-13H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 11765 TIME - 2230 N51855 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOSES LAKE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1200 REMARKS- HYD PUMP WORN & CONTAMINATED WITH VOLCANIC ASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51855
- Reported as
- Texas Hel OH-13H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N51855Registration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AAirframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A
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Other investigations on N51855 · 1
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