# Accident 19810919071469A: Bell OH13HMK6C, Ramah, LA, September 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ramah, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4024° N, 91.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramah, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4024&lon=-91.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9098T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9098T-1991-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C (registry code 2390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HMK6C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 255 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919071469A

## Narrative

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

TESTING AUTOROTATION AND COLLECTIVE. ENGINE QUIT. RPM LOW ON FLARE. IMPACT CAUSED MAIN ROTOR TO CHOP OFF TAILBOOM.

## 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 FTW81DRD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD48), Sep 19, 1981: Tom Cat 47-MK6 (N9098T), Ramah, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9098T (1)

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

- [Accident 19820505013959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820505013959A), May 5, 1982: Bell OH13HMK6C (N9098T), Cottonport, LA, Destroyed. Main rotor blade cut into tail rotor short shaft causing breakup in mid air.

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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