# Accident 19871211079149A: Bell OH13M74TEXH, Petaluma, CA, December 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NCQG
- Location: 38.2099° N, 122.7598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2099&lon=-122.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51843, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51843-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (registry code 8930105, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13M74TEXH
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211079149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AT END OF SPRAY RUN. LOST CONTROL. HIT A FENCE. CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 LAX88DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD01), Dec 11, 1987: Texas Helicopter Wasp/M74L (N51843), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51843 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780916024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916024019A), Sep 16, 1978: Texhel OH13HTEXHE (N51843), Firebaugh, CA, Destroyed. Tie down strap across left skid caught on trailer and tethered heper.

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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