# Accident 19850704029909A: Bell OH13HMK5A, Blakley, GA, July 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Blakley, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8429 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,650 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704029909A

## Narrative

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

BROKEN PUSH ROD FAILED ENGINE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED TAIL BOOM DURING HARD 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 MIA85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA207), Jul 4, 1985: Quinn EL Tomcat MK-5A (N8429), Blakley, 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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