# Accident 19870610022049A: Bell TH13T, Melvin, AL, June 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1987, 07:50 local time
- Place: Melvin, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZMPG
- Location: 31.9598° N, 88.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9598&lon=-88.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205PS-1988-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-13T (registry code 1180813, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH13T
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,395 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DKG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870610022049A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AFTER ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ATL87DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DKG04), Jun 10, 1987: Bell TH-13T (N205PS), Melvin, AL, 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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