# Accident 19810625036259A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Montezuma, GA, June 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1981, 19:35 local time
- Place: Montezuma, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.2972° N, 84.0191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montezuma, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2972&lon=-84.0191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51860, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51860) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (registry code 8930105, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13M74TEXH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036259A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF FROM TRAILER-BED WITH ONE SKID TIE-DOWN STILL FASTENED. HELICOPTER TOPPLED OVER, HIT GROUND CREW.

## 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 ATL81FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG29), Jun 25, 1981: Texas Hel M74A (N51860), Montezuma, GA, substantial damage

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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