Bell OH-13E N38113

22 May 1978 · Fisher, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 May 1978 at about 08:00 local time, a Bell OH-13E registered N38113, operated by Southern Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fisher, Arkansas, 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: 22 May 1978 at 08:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Fisher, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell OH-13E
Registration: N38113
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Southern Aviat
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Aerial Application
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0886

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.

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 3-0886, 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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