# Accident 19880810033689A: Bell OH13HMK5A, Valley Park, MS, August 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1988, 07:00 local time
- Place: Valley Park, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.4201° N, 90.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4201&lon=-90.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9086T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9086T-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (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 VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810033689A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF FUEL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. RAN OUT OF ROTOR SPEED CLEARING WIRES. CAUSING A HARD LANDING AND DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA88LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA250), Aug 10, 1988: Continental Copters MK-5A (N9086T), Valley Park, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9086T (2)

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

- [Accident 19990714009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990714009359A), Jul 14, 1999: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A (N9086T), Camden, AL, Substantial damage. Acft was involved in aerial application when the flight controls failed, the pilot lost control of the acft, and the acft crashed. (.4)the pilot had completed…
- [Accident 19860805037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860805037749A), Aug 5, 1986: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9086T), Indiantown, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot was operating helicopter to spray crops without 137 certificate.

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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