# Incident 19920911050369I: Bell OH13HMK5A, San Martin, CA, September 11, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1992, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 121.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Martin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-121.5963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9078T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078T-2014-11-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911050369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WHILE MAKING AN AERIAL APPLICATION. WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEM CUT WIRE.

## Other reports on N9078T (1)

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

- [Accident 19930825035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825035069A), Aug 25, 1993: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9078T), San Juan Bautis, CA, Destroyed. Spray boom contacted corn crop on spray run. Dragged helicopter down.

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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