Texas Hel OH-13 N68040

Summary

On 1 August 1981 at about 07:45 local time, a Texas Hel OH-13 registered N68040, operated by C.c.budden, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kearney, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 August 1981 at 07:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Kearney, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Texas Hel OH-13

Registration

N68040

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

C.c.budden

Operating rule

Aerial Applicator

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

3-1724

1 person had minor injuries.

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

UNAUTH MOD TO SPRAY BOOM FAILED, CHEMICAL OBSCD WNDSHLD.ABORTED FLT.NRLY HIT PWR LN, LNDG, LOAD SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.