# N51860: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A](https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (registry code 8930105, 1 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H7SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H7SW) (Scott's-Bell 47 Inc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 79-027
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2021
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A6826A
- Registered owner: [Phoenix Equipment Lc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20EQUIPMENT%20LC)
- Location: [Nickerson, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Nickerson)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1090° N, 98.0969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67561, 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=51860
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51860

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-13H/M74A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 ATL81FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG29), Jun 25, 1981: Texas Hel M74A (N51860), Montezuma, GA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19810625036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036259A), Jun 25, 1981: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51860), Montezuma, GA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Tried to takeoff from trailer-bed with one skid tie-down still fastened. Helicopter toppled over, hit ground crew.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N51860

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51860 before.

- [Cancelled 1955-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51860-1955-10-13): Fairchild PT-19A, S/N T42-1918, built 1942. Owner: [Decaire Ralph /Gunther William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECAIRE%20RALPH%20%2FGUNTHER%20WILLIAM), [Oswego, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Oswego)

## Related

- Other Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a/aircraft.md

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