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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1978 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  Bell H-13H Sioux |
| Owner/operator: | West Coast Hel |
| Registration: | N51843 |
| MSN: | 78-014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Firebaugh, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Local | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
TIE DOWN STRAP ACROSS LEFT SKID CAUGHT ON TRAILER AND TETHERED HELICOPER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 December 1987 | N51843 | Wilder Steven | 0 | Petaluma, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2014 14:03 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
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