# N51856: 1978 Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A, registration cancelled 2022-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2022
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A](https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (registry code 8930105)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435-A1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (registry code 42200)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H7SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H7SW), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 78-023
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, other
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 2015
- Certificate issued: March 19, 2016
- Last registry action: January 7, 2019
- Mode S code: A6824D
- Owners when cancelled: [Trinkle Mark R DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRINKLE%20MARK%20R%20DBA), [Trinkle Ag Flying](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRINKLE%20AG%20FLYING)
- Location: [Kingsburg, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Kingsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.4801° N, 119.5173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93631, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51856
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51856
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51856-2022-02-08

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 (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 LAX86LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA283), Jul 6, 1986: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M (N51856), Valencia, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DUQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ26), Jul 3, 1981: Texas Hel M74A (N51856), Rosamond, CA, 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 19860706034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706034439A), Jul 6, 1986: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51856), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Loud bang on spray run. Impacted field high sink rate. Main rotor pinion gear failed. Bogus in transmission.
- [Accident 19810703038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038939A), Jul 3, 1981: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51856), Rosamond, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during spray run. Made hard autorotation landing.

## Other aircraft with N51856

- [Cancelled 1949-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51856-1949-02-10): Boeing A75N1(PT17), S/N 75-2968, built 1945. Owner: [Steffen Michael F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEFFEN%20MICHAEL%20F), [East Amherst, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/East%20Amherst)

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