# Accident 19851015067259A: Bell H13G, Mccordsville, IN, October 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1985, 19:15 local time
- Place: Mccordsville, IN
- Airport: Brookside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8998° N, 85.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8998&lon=-85.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73550, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell H13G (registry code 1181005, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h13g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL H13G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 26 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851015067259A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT NOT AUTHORIZED TO FLY HELICOPTER. MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI86FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX03), Oct 16, 1985: Bell H13G (N73550), Mccordsville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73550 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761006035109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761006035109A), Oct 6, 1976: Bell H13G (N73550), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. R skid gr leg buckled.

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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