Plane Crash List

Texas OH13E/M74 N10000

17 July 1985 · Veedersburg, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 17 July 1985 at about 21:50 local time, a Texas OH13E/M74 registered N10000 was involved in an accident near Veedersburg, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Veedersburg, Indiana, United States
Coordinates
40.1093, -87.2495
Aircraft
Texas OH13E/M74
Registration
N10000
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Positioning
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Veedersburg → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85FEX04

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED DURING A HARD FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FLD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR. INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED THE CARBURETOR, FUEL FILTER AND FUEL TANK WERE VOID OF FUEL. THE PLT RECEIVED RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT AND PASSED AWAY AT A LATER DATE FROM THOSE INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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