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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