ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170871
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| Date: | Monday 27 August 1990 |
| Time: | 07:10 |
| Type: | Texas Helicopter M74A Wasp (Bell OH-13H) |
| Owner/operator: | AG Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N43921 |
| MSN: | 76-003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2311 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stockton, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stockton - SCK |
| Stockton - SCK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LANDED THE HELICOPTER AND IT WAS RELOADED WITH CHEMICALS FOR ANOTHER AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING THE LOAD SITE, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD SOUND ENAMATE FROM THE ENGINE AREA FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND VIBRATION. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION TO THE OPEN AREA, BUT MISJUDGED THE FLARE ALTITUDE AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO CONTACT POINTS FAILED.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=LAX90DVD03&rpt=fi
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=LAX90DVD03&rpt=fa
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 September 1991 | N43921 | Ag-air, Inc | 1 | Farmington, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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