Texas OH-13-EM-7A N68040
8 July 1983 · Cedarville, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 July 1983 at about 12:35 local time, a Texas OH-13-EM-7A registered N68040, operated by James Randol Rogers, was involved in an accident near Cedarville, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedarville, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5706, -94.3696
- Aircraft
- Texas OH-13-EM-7A
- Registration
- N68040
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James Randol Rogers
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA323
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
THE PILOT WAS USING AN IMPROVISED HYDRAULIC VERTICAL SAW TO TRIM LIMBS & BRUSH FROM POWERLINES. THE SAW BLADES APPEAR TO HAVE MALFUNCTIONED WHILE THE HELICOPTER WAS MANEUVERING. THE PILOT JETTISONED THE SAW, BUT THE QUICK DISCONNECT HOSES FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE HELICOPTER VEERED INTO THE TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 1989 | Texas OH-13/M74 | Norman Park, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-31-350 | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Doddridge, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Redfield, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |