# Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8930105
- Manufacturer (registry): TEXAS HELICOPTER CORP
- Model: OH-13H/M74A
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS H7SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H7SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Scott's-Bell 47 Inc
- Registered aircraft: 4
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a

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## Registered aircraft (4)

- [N10009](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10009): [Hendrickson Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENDRICKSON%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Rochelle, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rochelle), built 1979, S/N 79-032
- [N1001F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1001F): [Ag Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AG%20AIR%20INC), [Cheyenne, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Cheyenne), built 1979, S/N 79033
- [N1201Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1201Y): [Hhi Farms LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HHI%20FARMS%20LLC), [Hamilton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Hamilton), built 1979, S/N 78-024
- [N51860](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51860): [Phoenix Equipment Lc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20EQUIPMENT%20LC), [Nickerson, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Nickerson), S/N 79-027

## NTSB investigations (28)

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 CEN16LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA284), Jul 25, 2016: Texas Helicopter OH 13H/M74A (N10009), Minonk, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the truck driver to ensure that he had adequate clearance to pass under the helicopter and the failure of the loader to park in a safer area for reloading operations.
- [NTSB CEN14LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA418), May 28, 2014: Texas Helicopter OH 13H/M74A (N51853), Little Falls, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree at the edge of a field that he was spraying.
- [NTSB CEN13LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA442), Jul 29, 2013: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Streator, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention during an agricultural application maneuver, which resulted in the helicopter impacting a corn field.
- [NTSB CEN11CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA524), Jul 28, 2011: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Creston, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate skid clearance from the helicopter cart during landing, resulting in a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB CHI04CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA180), Jul 9, 2004: Texas Helicopter M-74 (N10009), Clear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain a proper glidepath to the landing zone. A factor was the truck pad.
- [NTSB LAX98LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA309), Sep 26, 1998: Texas Helicopter OH-13H (N1001G), Gilroy, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA98LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA197), Jul 15, 1998: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M47A (N1001F), Citronelle, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to control the helicopter's altitude while overflying an area of rising terrain and trees.
- [NTSB SEA95LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA227), Sep 20, 1995: Texas Helicopter OH-13E (N38115), Yakima, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE BOLT ATTACHING THE SCISSOR ARM ASSEMBLY TO THE PITCH CONTROL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE OF THE BOLT LED TO A LOSS OF COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL AND REDUCED ROTOR RPM.
- [NTSB LAX92LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA345), Aug 10, 1992: Texas Helicopter OH-13H (N51858), Merced, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE CULTIVATED SOFT FIELD.
- [NTSB LAX91LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA351), Aug 7, 1991: Texas Helicopter M74L (N51855), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PILOT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
- [NTSB CHI89DEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX05), Jul 13, 1989: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N10002), New Richmond, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
- [NTSB LAX88DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ04), Aug 19, 1988: Texas Helicopter M74A (N51862), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX88DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD01), Dec 11, 1987: Texas Helicopter Wasp/M74L (N51843), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX86LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA283), Jul 6, 1986: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M (N51856), Valencia, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX86LUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LUG01), Oct 19, 1985: Texas Helicopter M74A (N51862), Daggett, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI85FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEX04), Jul 17, 1985: Texas Helicopter OH13E/M74 (N10000), Veedersburg, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB ATL83LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA220), Jun 8, 1983: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N1001G), Ruleville, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DUK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK10), Sep 25, 1981: Texas Hel OH-13H (N51853), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DKW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW21), Jul 29, 1981: Texas Hel M-47A (N1001F), Rickman, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DUQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ26), Jul 3, 1981: Texas Hel M74A (N51856), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG29), Jun 25, 1981: Texas Hel M74A (N51860), Montezuma, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEV21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV21), Jun 16, 1981: Texas Hel OH-13H (N10002), Danville, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX80FVM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM37), Aug 6, 1980: Texas Hel OH-13H (N10003), Salinas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA80FYP28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP28), Jul 19, 1980: Texas Hel OH-13H (N51855), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80FER50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER50), Jun 23, 1980: Bell OH-13H (N51862), Olivia, MN, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEX33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX33), Jul 20, 1979: Texas Heli OH-13 (N51847), Solitude, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK79DVG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG53), Jun 15, 1979: Bell OH-13H (N51849), Napa, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78FVA85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA85), Sep 16, 1978: Bell H13H (N51843), Firebaugh, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (29)

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.

- [Accident 20160725011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160725011569A), Jul 25, 2016: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Minonk, IL, Substantial damage. On July 25, 2016, approximately 1050 local time, a Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A, N10009, was Substantially damaged during loading operations near Minonk,…
- [Accident 20140528007559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140528007559A), May 28, 2014: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A (N51853), Fort Ripley, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. While conducting aerial application on a field the aircraft tail rotor made contact with a tree, traveled approximately 70 yards and crashed into the roof of a…
- [Accident 20130729014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014049A), Jul 29, 2013: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Leonore, IL, Destroyed. On July 29, 2013, at approximately 0605 CDT, N10009 a Texas helicopter OH-13H/M47A, impacted the ground in a corn field near [privacy data omitted], Leonore…
- [Accident 20110727016969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727016969A), Jul 27, 2011: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Creston, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot had been Flying all day. He returned to base and in the process of landing, he hooked a skid and rolled over.
- [Accident 20040709026369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709026369A), Jul 9, 2004: Bell OH13H (N10009), St. Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) While returning from an agricultural air application operation, the pilot approached the truck landing pad heavier than usual due to 25 gallons of spray…
- [Accident 19980926037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926037629A), Sep 26, 1998: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N1001G), Gilroy, CA, Destroyed. (.19)On September 26, 1998, at 1100 hours pacific daylight time, a Texas helicopter corporation OH-13H, N1001G, crashed in a field near Gilroy, California. The…
- [Accident 19980715016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980715016709A), Jul 15, 1998: Bell OH13H (N1001F), Citronelle, AL, Substantial damage. (.4)As the spray helicopter turned downwind en route to his spray tract, he entered a sinking condition from which application of full power did not prevent…
- [Accident 19950920046919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920046919A), Sep 20, 1995: Bell OH13H (N38115), Yakima, WA, Substantial damage. During spray ops. Collective went full pitch. Helicopter hopping. Ditched in pond. Scissor arm assembly bolt broke.
- [Accident 19920810031129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920810031129A), Aug 10, 1992: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51858), Merced, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run. Rolled over landing in plowed field. Fuel tank was empty.
- [Accident 19910807033089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807033089A), Aug 7, 1991: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51855), Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. Heard loud bang,cylic control lost during takeoff. Impacted in field. Cartwheeled. No defects found.
- [Accident 19890713025829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713025829A), Jul 13, 1989: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N10002), New Richmond, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel shortly after takeoff. Autorotated to a nose high landing. Tail rotor struck ground.
- [Accident 19880819034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034339A), Aug 19, 1988: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51862), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Nose pitched straight up. Lost control. Hit ground. A bolt was missing between the swash plate and push pull tube.
- [Incident 19880709042489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709042489I), Jul 9, 1988: Bell OH13H (N1001K), Omega, GA, Minor damage. Making spray passes under wires. Climbed too soon and tail rotor struck wire. Landed hard in adjacent field.
- [Accident 19871211079149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211079149A), Dec 11, 1987: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51843), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with wires at end of spray run. Lost control. Hit a fence. Came to rest upside down.
- [Accident 19860706034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706034439A), Jul 6, 1986: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51856), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Loud bang on spray run. Impacted field high sink rate. Main rotor pinion gear failed. Bogus in transmission.
- [Accident 19851019056909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019056909A), Oct 19, 1985: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Daggett, CA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Released bucket but hit tail rotor, then main rotor and rolled onto side on landing.
- [Accident 19850717031709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717031709A), Jul 17, 1985: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N10000), Veedersburg, IN, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel. Impacted in a soy bean field during the emergency landing.
- [Accident 19830608023499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608023499A), Jun 8, 1983: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N1001G), Ruleville, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit on a spray run. Chopped off tail boom landing on a rice levy. Magneto drive gear disengaged.
- [Accident 19810925064169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925064169A), Sep 25, 1981: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51853), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Struck telephone wires on pullup from a spray run. Wires tangled in main rotors.
- [Accident 19810729046009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046009A), Jul 29, 1981: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N1001F), Rickman, TN, Destroyed. Tried to take off with ground man fueling helicopter. Lost control at end of fuel hose.
- [Accident 19810703038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038939A), Jul 3, 1981: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51856), Rosamond, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during spray run. Made hard autorotation landing.
- [Accident 19810625036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036259A), Jun 25, 1981: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51860), Montezuma, GA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Tried to takeoff from trailer-bed with one skid tie-down still fastened. Helicopter toppled over, hit ground crew.
- [Accident 19810616033359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616033359A), Jun 16, 1981: Bell OH13H (N10002), Danville, IL, Destroyed. Ag pilot allowed helicopter to crash into guywire during spray operation.
- [Accident 19800806034509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034509A), Aug 6, 1980: Bell OH13H (N10003), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter nosed down to a 45 degree angle, crashed during landing. Indicates pilot incapacitation, medical.
- [Accident 19800719045909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719045909A), Jul 19, 1980: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51855), Moses Lake, WA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot crashed right after takeoff due to loss of control. Hydraulic system contaminated. Volcanic ash.
- [Accident 19800623022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623022219A), Jun 23, 1980: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Olivia, MN, Destroyed. Ag pilot crashed immediately after takeoff en route to spraying operation.
- [Accident 19790720025759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720025759A), Jul 20, 1979: Bell OH13H (N51847), Solitude, IN, Destroyed. Prior to takeoff, plt tied disassembled spray boom to skids. Boom came loose, struck main rotor blade.
- [Accident 19790615012449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615012449A), Jun 15, 1979: Ccoptr OH13HCCOPTER (N51849), Napa, CA, Destroyed. Struck wires during ag operation. Stated sun in eyes obscured powerline.
- [Accident 19780916024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916024019A), Sep 16, 1978: Texhel OH13HTEXHE (N51843), Firebaugh, CA, Destroyed. Tie down strap across left skid caught on trailer and tethered heper.

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