# Accident 19880711026259A: Bell OH13HMK6C, Straughn, IN, July 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Straughn, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SQUG
- Location: 39.7999° N, 85.2909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7999&lon=-85.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9093T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9093T) (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 OH13HMK6C
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEX08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026259A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDING INTO FIELD TO BE SPRAYED. STRUCK POWERLINE. SUN AND HAZE FACTORS. FARMER TOLD PILOT THERE WERE NO LINES.

## 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 CHI88DEX08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX08), Jul 11, 1988: Continental Copters Tomcat MK-6 (N9093T), Straughn, IN, 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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