# Accident 19860510016739A: Bell OH13HMK5A, Indiana, PA, May 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.5694° N, 79.2603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5694&lon=-79.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41830-2020-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C (registry code 2390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,876 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FGM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510016739A

## Narrative

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

DURING A SPRAYING RUN, TRIED TO DUCK UNDER, BUT STRUCK THE POWERLINES. IMPACTED THE GROUND WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST.

## 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 NYC86FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FGM02), May 10, 1986: Continental Copters OH13H Tomcat Mark 5A (N41830), Indiana, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41830 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190708016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190708016289A), Jul 8, 2019: Continental Copters Inc. TOMCAT MK6C (N41830), Franklin, KY, Destroyed. Aircraft landed in a corn field tail down, tail rotor departed aircraft and aircraft lost directional control. Aircraft turned 90 degrees left and had severe…

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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