# N51852: 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: 78-020
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A68249
- Registered owner: [County Line Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUNTY%20LINE%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Nebraska City, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Nebraska%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6358° N, 95.8838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68410, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51852
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51852

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 (2)

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 LAX03CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA250), Jul 30, 2003: Texas Helicopter OH-13E-M74 (N51852), Tulare, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires due to an inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB LAX94LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA342), Aug 31, 1994: Texas Helicopter M74 (N51852), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight fuel consumption monitoring.

## 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 20030731016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731016819A), Jul 31, 2003: Bell OH13EM74 (N51852), Tulare County, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. James j. costa jr., acting as pilot in command of a wasp helicopter, N51852, was engaged in aerial agricultural application of a field west of and…
- [Accident 19961008031269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008031269A), Oct 8, 1996: Bell OH13EM74 (N51852), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to takeoff with chemical hose apparatus still attached.
- [Accident 19940831024459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024459A), Aug 31, 1994: Bell OH13EM74 (N51852), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to fuel truck after spray assignment. Severed tailboom on hard forced landing.

## 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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