# N1001N: 1981 Texas Helicopter M74L, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Texas Helicopter M74L](https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-m74l) (registry code 8930107)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H7SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H7SW), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 81-037
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1981
- Last registry action: February 12, 2015
- Mode S code: A0073C
- Location: [Sequim, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Sequim)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0233° N, 123.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98382, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1001N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1001N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1001N-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Texas Helicopter M74L: https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-m74l.md

## 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 ERA14FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA066), Dec 6, 2013: Texas Helicopter M74L (N1001N), Sebring, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power as a result of contamination of the engine’s fuel supply, and the pilot’s impaired performance due to his use of diphenhydramine, which resulted in his inability to…
- [NTSB CHI98LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA292), Jul 31, 1998: Bell M74L (N1001N), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The worn rotor clutch shoes, and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20131206023419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131206023419A), Dec 6, 2013: Texas Helicopter Corp M74L (N1001N), Sebring, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On January 6, 2013, at or about 1630 EST, jon edward whitaker, holder of commercial pilot certificate number 542861953, while acting as pilot in command of a…
- [Incident 20130816015559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130816015559I), Aug 16, 2013: Texas Helicopter Corp M74L (N1001N), Hamburg, MN, Minor damage. While performing aerial application on a field near Hamburg, MN on 08/16/2013, the pilot stated he was operating north to south on a narrow field and struck 2…
- [Incident 20080606846719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080606846719I), Jun 6, 2008: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N1001N), Almena, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/06/2008 at approximately 08:00, the pilot of the aircraft was performing aerial application of fungicide on a field near Almena, WI. While climbing…
- [Accident 19980731019139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980731019139A), Jul 31, 1998: N1001N, Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 31, 1998, at 1930 central daylight time (CDT), a bell 47, N1001N, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced…

## Other aircraft with N1001N

- [Cancelled 1951-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1001N-1951-02-28): Fairchild M-62A-3, S/N FV-101. Owner: [Fay Mckee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAY%20MCKEE), [Chehalis, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Chehalis)

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