# N51847: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A, registration cancelled 1983-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A](https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (registry code 8930105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H7SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H7SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 78016
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1978
- Mode S code: A6822B
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas C Gordon DBA M-T Helicoptor Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20C%20GORDON%20DBA%20M-T%20HELICOPTOR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Mahomet, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mahomet)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51847
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51847
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51847-1983-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-13H/M74A: https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a.md

## 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 CHI79FEX33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX33), Jul 20, 1979: Texas Heli OH-13 (N51847), Solitude, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790720025759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720025759A), Jul 20, 1979: Bell OH13H (N51847), Solitude, IN, Destroyed. Prior to takeoff, plt tied disassembled spray boom to skids. Boom came loose, struck main rotor blade.

## Other aircraft with N51847

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51847): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608363, built 2002

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