Texas OH-13E N51582
8 October 1996 · Santa Rita, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1996 at about 16:15 local time, a Texas OH-13E registered N51582 was involved in an accident near Santa Rita, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rita, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.7205, -121.6298
- Aircraft
- Texas OH-13E
- Registration
- N51582
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA010
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Following a landing next to his service truck, the pilot got out of the helicopter to speak with the farmer. The pilot said that both he and the loader failed to notice that the 50-foot loading hose was still attached to the helicopter. He lifted off with the helicopter tethered by the hose. When the hose became taunt, the helicopter rolled over, descended, and collided with level terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Texas OH-13E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1995 | Texas OH-13E | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1993 | Texas OH-13E/M74L | Los Banos, California, United States | Gach, Bernard | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1992 | Texas OH-13E/M74 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Flight Services Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2003 | Texas OH-13E-M74 | Tulare, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2003 | Texas OH-13E | Byron, Illinois, United States | Hendrickson Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1989 | Texas OH-13E/M74 | Hilmar, California, United States | Streeter Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1996 | Maule M-6-235 | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1996 | Cessna 210A | Truckee, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1996 | Cessna 152 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Plymouth, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1996 | Cessna T210M | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172L | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |