# Accident 19800713024659A: Bell OH13H, Tutwiler, MS, July 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1980, 07:00 local time
- Place: Tutwiler, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.0172° N, 90.4333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tutwiler, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0172&lon=-90.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9099T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9099T-2014-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,620 total, 1,025 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FKQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKQ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713024659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK WIRES ON EDGE OF FIELD AFTER A TRIM SPRAY RUN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ATL80FKQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKQ16), Jul 13, 1980: Tomcat Mark 5 (N9099T), Tutwiler, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9099T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790710014739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710014739A), Jul 10, 1979: Bell OH13H (N9099T), Lambert, MS, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out due to air temperature & heavy load of chemical on board.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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