# Accident 19900523023849A: Bell OH13HMK5A, King Ferry, NY, May 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: King Ferry, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJQG
- Location: 42.6594° N, 76.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6594&lon=-76.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9034T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9034T-2021-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters EL TOMCAT MK6C (registry code 2390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-el-tomcat-mk6c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,112 total, 1,929 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DFG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DFG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900523023849A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED ON LANDING APPROACH.

## 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 NYC90DFG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DFG03), May 23, 1990: Continental Copters MK15A (N9034T), King Ferry, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM POWER LINES DURING THIS APPROACH TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N9034T (2)

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

- [Accident 19950610019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950610019859A), Jun 10, 1995: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A (N9034T), Arcadia, FL, Substantial damage. Spray run 15 feet AGL engine quit due fuel exhaustion. Made 180 to avoid orange trees. Landed hard. Damage tailboom
- [Accident 19760329042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760329042559A), Mar 29, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N9034T), FL, 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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