# Accident 19881016057069A: Bell OH13HMK5A, Castroville, CA, October 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Castroville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSJG
- Location: 36.7600° N, 121.7490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7600&lon=-121.7490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9092T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9092T-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016057069A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL BOOM ON LANDING. THRUST WASHER CAME OFF UNUSED GENERATOR SHAFT. CAUGHT IN GEARS.

## 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 LAX89DVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM01), Oct 16, 1988: Continental Copters OH13H (N9092T), Castroville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9092T (1)

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

- [Accident 19831102056179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831102056179A), Nov 2, 1983: Tomcat OH13HMK6B (N9092T), Castroville, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during a spray run. Made a hard autorotation landing. Main rotors chopped off the tail boom.

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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