ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360959
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 December 1993 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: | Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N38110 |
| MSN: | 77-010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4550 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TVO-435-D10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Banos, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE APPLYING HERBICIDE ON A COTTON FIELD UTILIZING A HELICOPTER EQUIPPED WITH A RECIPROCATING ENGINE AND CARBURETOR, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION TO THE FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, MAIN ROTOR BLADES, AND TAIL BOOM. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.
Probable Cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO UTILIZE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA084
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 June 2010 | N38110 | Bettencourt Flying Service Inc | 0 | Los Banos, California | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 13:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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