# NTSB Accident ATL89FA193
> **TEXAS HELICOPTER OH-13/M74** · 1989-08-02 · NORMAN PARK, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89FA193
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29024
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-02
- **Location:** NORMAN PARK, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.260812, -83.680595
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TEXAS HELICOPTER
- **Model:** OH-13/M74
- **Registration:** N51850
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FROM EXPOSURE TO LANNATE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE GROUND.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS:  FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE A RESPIRATOR WHILE HANDLING OR BEING EXPOSED TO LANNATE.,

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