# Accident 19810521027959A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Fair Oaks, AR, May 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fair Oaks, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.2480° N, 91.0360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2480&lon=-91.0360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51846, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51846) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (registry code 8930103, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13M74TEXH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,820 total, 180 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521027959A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP AT END OF SWATH RUN TO MISS A TREE. STRUCK POWER-POLE AND WIRES. BRIGHT SUN ON WINDSHIELD.

## 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 FTW81DPG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG27), May 21, 1981: Bell 47E (N51846), Fair Oaks, AR, destroyed

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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