# Accident 19930825035069A: Bell OH13HMK5A, San Juan Bautis, CA, August 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1993, 09:20 local time
- Place: San Juan Bautis, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.8294° N, 121.5090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8294&lon=-121.5090&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
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 900 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825035069A

## Narrative

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

SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED CORN CROP ON SPRAY RUN. DRAGGED HELICOPTER DOWN.

## 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 LAX93LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA336), Aug 25, 1993: Continental Copters Mark 5 (N9078T), San Juan Bautis, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear the crops. The pilot's diverted attention during the aerial application flight is a factor in this accident.

## Other reports on N9078T (1)

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

- [Incident 19920911050369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911050369I), Sep 11, 1992: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9078T), San Martin, CA. Pilot struck an electrical wire while making an aerial application. Wire strike protection system cut wire.

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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