# Accident 19850529020529A: Bell OH13HMK5A, Freeman, SD, May 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1985, 17:25 local time
- Place: Freeman, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.3491° N, 97.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3491&lon=-97.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9081T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9081T-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC O43523
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,486 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529020529A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED WITH FULL POWER DURING SHARP TURNAROUND.HELICOPTER WAS STRAIGHTENED OUT BUT HIT HARD AND FLIPPED ONTO BACK.

## 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 DEN85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA144), May 29, 1985: Continental Copters Tomcat Mark 5A/OH13H (N9081T), Freeman, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9081T (1)

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

- [Accident 19770810023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770810023549A), Aug 10, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N9081T), Warrensburg, IL, 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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