# Accident 19810703038939A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Rosamond, CA, July 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1981, 06:30 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.8641° N, 118.1634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosamond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8641&lon=-118.1634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51856, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51856-2022-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (registry code 8930105, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1F (registry code 42200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13M74TEXH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,963 total, 890 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038939A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING SPRAY RUN.  MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING.

## 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 LAX81DUQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ26), Jul 3, 1981: Texas Hel M74A (N51856), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51856 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860706034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706034439A), Jul 6, 1986: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51856), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Loud bang on spray run. Impacted field high sink rate. Main rotor pinion gear failed. Bogus in transmission.

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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