# N51862: 1979 Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A, registration cancelled 2013-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A](https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (registry code 8930105)
- 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: 79-028
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1983
- Last registry action: July 6, 1998
- Mode S code: A6826C
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerohead Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROHEAD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Rialto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rialto)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1105° N, 117.3800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92376, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51862
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51862
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51862-2013-04-01

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 (3)

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 LAX88DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ04), Aug 19, 1988: Texas Helicopter M74A (N51862), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX86LUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LUG01), Oct 19, 1985: Texas Helicopter M74A (N51862), Daggett, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80FER50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER50), Jun 23, 1980: Bell OH-13H (N51862), Olivia, MN, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19880819034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034339A), Aug 19, 1988: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51862), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Nose pitched straight up. Lost control. Hit ground. A bolt was missing between the swash plate and push pull tube.
- [Accident 19851019056909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019056909A), Oct 19, 1985: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Daggett, CA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Released bucket but hit tail rotor, then main rotor and rolled onto side on landing.
- [Accident 19800623022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623022219A), Jun 23, 1980: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Olivia, MN, Destroyed. Ag pilot crashed immediately after takeoff en route to spraying operation.

## Other aircraft with N51862

- [Cancelled 1946-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51862-1946-04-23): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-742, built 1941

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