# N38110: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74](https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (registry code 8930103, 1 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H7SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H7SW) (Scott's-Bell 47 Inc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 77-010
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2011
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A46195
- Registered owner: [Hhi Farms LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HHI%20FARMS%20LLC)
- Location: [Hamilton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Hamilton)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6746° N, 85.9766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49419, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38110

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA285), Jun 11, 2010: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (N38110), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity onboard.
- [NTSB LAX94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA084), Dec 28, 1993: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74L (N38110), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO UTILIZE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
- [NTSB LAX81DUG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG52), Sep 25, 1981: Texas Hel OH-13E (N38110), Blythe, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20100610005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100610005279A), Jun 10, 2010: Texas Helic OH-13E/M74 (N38110), Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. During an aerial application, the engine quit operating causing the helicopter to crash. There were no injuries associated with this accident. This accident…
- [Accident 19931228047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931228047319A), Dec 28, 1993: Bell OH13EM74 (N38110), Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit while manuevering on a spray run. Impact hard on autoration landing. Chopped tail. Carburetor icing.
- [Accident 19810925062909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925062909A), Sep 25, 1981: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N38110), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Indication of dropping rotor rpms. Crashed on believed emergency landing. Found sheared tach and generator shafts.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74/aircraft.md

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