# N51858: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 79-025
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: December 29, 2010
- Mode S code: A6824F
- Location: [Atwater, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Atwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3061° N, 120.6560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95301, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51858
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51858
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51858-2012-12-11

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-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 LAX92LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA345), Aug 10, 1992: Texas Helicopter OH-13H (N51858), Merced, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE CULTIVATED SOFT FIELD.

## 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 19920810031129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920810031129A), Aug 10, 1992: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51858), Merced, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run. Rolled over landing in plowed field. Fuel tank was empty.

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