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FTW86FRD24

1986-09-03 · PORT ALLEN, Louisiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BTR

Current FAA registration · N38092

Make / Model
TEXAS HELICOPTER CORP OH-13E/M74
Year of manufacture
1977 · 9 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING VO-540 SERIES (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20201215
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A45EF8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND DESCENDED TO GROUND. IT SPRAY BOOMS BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SOY BEANS. THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO NOSE OVER, THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE AND CAME TO REST. REASON FOR THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS IS UNDETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86FRD24.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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