Texas Hel OH-13E N38110

25 September 1981 · Blythe, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 September 1981 at about 04:30 local time, a Texas Hel OH-13E registered N38110, operated by West Coast Fly, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Blythe, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 25 September 1981 at 04:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Blythe, California, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Texas Hel OH-13E
Registration: N38110
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: West Coast Fly
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 3-2332

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	0	1

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

ENCTRD ENG OVRSPD DRG LIFT-OFF FM SVC TRUCK.CLUTCH SHOES GLAZED, ONLY 20PCT CONTACT BTN SHOES, DRUM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2332, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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