# Accident 19900727030569A: Bell OH13HMK5A, Constantine, MI, July 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1990, 08:08 local time
- Place: Constantine, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NNPG
- Location: 41.8303° N, 85.6609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8303&lon=-85.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1442Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1442Z-1999-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C (registry code 2390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,864 total, 1,273 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DET04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727030569A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AND CUT POWERLINES AND CRASHED. WAS FLYING BETWEEN WIRES AND IRRIGATION RIG ON FIRST SPRAY RUN.

## 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 CHI90DET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DET04), Jul 27, 1990: Continental Copters MK 5A Tomcat (N1442Z), Constantine, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID POWER LINES IN HIS AREA OF OPERATION.

## Other reports on N1442Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19860511032329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860511032329I), May 11, 1986: Bell OH13HMK5A (N1442Z), North Mancheste, IN, Minor damage. While spraying a field, a man on the ground fired a shotgun at the aircraft. Pellets struck blades and gas tanks.

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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