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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 9, 2026Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13E/M74
N43921 is a Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13E/M74, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1977. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Costa Spraying INC, a corporation in Tulare, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 23, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated February 23, 1977.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Texas Helicopter Corp
- Model
- OH-13E/M74 · all OH-13E/M74s and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and aluminiumA welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. This is how the Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 76-003
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming VO-540 SERIES · 310 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1977
- Transponder code
- A54745 (octal 51243505)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- October 23, 2017
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 24, 2023
- Airworthiness
- RestrictedFAA airworthiness class code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Agriculture and pest controlFAA certificate purpose code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 23, 1977
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00702344
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Costa Spraying INC
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 18520 Road 152
Tulare, CA 93274
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N43921 links to the rest of the register
- Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13 14 registered
- Texas Helicopter Corp 15 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming VO-540 series 110 aircraft with this engine series · 310 hp
- Type certificate H7SW · held by Scott'S-Bell 47 INC
- Costa Spraying INC 1 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Holds an FAA aircraft dealer certificate
- Tulare, CA 42 aircraft registered in this town
- Mefford Field · TLR
- California 28,112 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13 10 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13 19 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming VO-540 series 13 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming VO-540 series 1 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N43921, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Costa Spraying INC, a corporation, certificate issued October 23, 2017, expires October 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Restricted certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated February 23, 1977, consistent with the 1977 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 76-003 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N43921 according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N43921: Accident on February 22, 2012 at Farmington, CA: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 11, 1991 at Farmington, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Accident on August 27, 1990 at Stockton, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Texas Helicopter CORP OH-13E/M74 · operated under 137
The in-flight separation of the wood portion of one main rotor blade while maneuvering at low level, the reason for which could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Texas Helicopter M74 · operated under 137
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE HELICOPTER, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DUE TO IMPAIRMENT FROM USE OF A DRUG (MARIJUANNA).
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Texas Helicopter M47A WASP · operated under 137
THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE ALTITUDE DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF THE AUTOROTATION. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT ARE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAGNETO.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 9, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data