# Accident 19850717031709A: Bell OH13HTEXHELI, Veedersburg, IN, July 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1985, 16:50 local time
- Place: Veedersburg, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1093° N, 87.2495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1093&lon=-87.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10000, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10000-2002-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (registry code 8930105, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13h-m74a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH13HTEXHELI
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,824 total, 46 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEX04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717031709A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL.  IMPACTED IN A SOY BEAN FIELD DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CHI85FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEX04), Jul 17, 1985: Texas Helicopter OH13E/M74 (N10000), Veedersburg, IN, destroyed

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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