Texas Hel OH-13H N10003
6 August 1980 · Salinas, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 August 1980 at about 08:13 local time, a Texas Hel OH-13H registered N10003, operated by Crop Flight, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Salinas, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salinas, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salinas Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Texas Hel OH-13H
- Registration
- N10003
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Crop Flight
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2140
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT HAD ADVANCED EMPHYSEMA, BLEBS WERE PRESENT EXTENSIVELY OVR BOTH LUNGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Texas Hel OH-13H accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1980 | Texas Hel OH-13H | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Gene's Crop CA | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1981 | Texas Hel OH-13H | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Bueno AG SYS | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Texas Hel OH-13H | Danville, Illinois, United States | Swing Wing, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |