# Accident 19890713025829A: Bell OH13HTEXHELI, New Richmond, IN, July 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Richmond, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SWWG
- Location: 40.1896° N, 86.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1896&lon=-86.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10002, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10002-2021-01-30) (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 VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,093 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713025829A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATED TO A NOSE HIGH LANDING. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 CHI89DEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX05), Jul 13, 1989: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N10002), New Richmond, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N10002 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810616033359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616033359A), Jun 16, 1981: Bell OH13H (N10002), Danville, IL, Destroyed. Ag pilot allowed helicopter to crash into guywire during spray operation.

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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