# N38105: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74, registration cancelled 2012-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74](https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (registry code 8930103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H7SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H7SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 77-009
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1977
- Last registry action: June 24, 1988
- Mode S code: A46177
- Location: [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0051° N, 117.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91710, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38105
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38105-2012-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 OH-13E/M74: https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74.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 LAX81DUG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG37), Jul 5, 1981: Texas Heli M74 (N38105), Blythe, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX79DUK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK09), Aug 21, 1979: Bell M-74 (N38105), Ehrenberg, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810705038489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705038489A), Jul 5, 1981: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N38105), Blythe, CA, Destroyed. Bearing on tail rotor drive failed during ag operation. Helicopter self destructed on emergency landing.
- [Accident 19790821026459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821026459A), Aug 21, 1979: Texhel OH13ETEXHELI (N38105), Ehrenberg, AZ, Substantial damage. Failure of tail rotor drive assembly.

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