# Accident 19840217004369A: Bell OH13H, Cullman, AL, February 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1984, 08:05 local time
- Place: Cullman, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2601° N, 86.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2601&lon=-86.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12KH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13H
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,197 total, 0 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840217004369A

## Narrative

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

UNAUTHORIZED OVERHAUL BY PILOT CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. CONTAMINANTS FOUND IN ROD BEARINGS. PISTON PINS FROZE IN RODS

## 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 ATL84FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA100), Feb 17, 1984: Bell 47GL (N12KH), Cullman, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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