# N96161: Bell TH-13T

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell TH-13T](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (registry code 1180813, 3 seats)
- Serial number: 3547
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1993
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AD6321
- Registered owner: [Scotts Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTTS%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Le Sueur, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Le%20Sueur)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4418° N, 93.9140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56058, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96161

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 (Bell TH-13T)

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 CHI96LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA223), Jun 30, 1996: Bell TH-13T (N96161), Mandan, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from known transmission lines. A factor relating to this accident was the sunglare which hindered the pilot's ability to see the transmission lines.

## 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 19960630015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630015639A), Jun 30, 1996: Bell TH13T (N96161), Mandan, ND, Destroyed. Helicopter struck high line utility wires. (-23) pilot was conducting aerial spraying of pesticide on open pasture. He finished spraying pasture area and was…

## 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 Bell TH-13T aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t/aircraft.md

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