# Accident 19940531046979A: Bell TH13T, Friendsville, MD, May 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1994, 07:35 local time
- Place: Friendsville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDBG
- Location: 39.6608° N, 79.3993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6608&lon=-79.3993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121CD-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-13T (registry code 1180813, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH13T
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,785 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940531046979A

## Narrative

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

REP0RT POWER LOSS ON SPRAY RUN. TOO LOW AND SLOW FOR AUTOROTATION. STRUCK TREES. ENGINE RUNNING AFTER CRASH.

## 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 NYC94LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA097), May 31, 1994: Bell 47G3 Soloy (N121CD), Friendsville, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE TURBINE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, DURING AN AGRICULTURE MANEUVER AT LOW ALTITUDE, OVER TERRAIN UNSUITABLE FOR AN AUTOROTATION.

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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