# Accident 20110727016969A: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A, Creston, IL, July 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2011, 19:00 local time
- Place: Creston, IL
- Airport: Hendrickson Flying Svc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.9453° N, 88.9239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9453&lon=-88.9239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10009, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10009) (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: TEXAS HELICOPTER CORP OH-13H/M74A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,772 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA524) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727016969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING ALL DAY.  HE RETURNED TO BASE AND IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING, HE HOOKED A SKID AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CEN11CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA524), Jul 28, 2011: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Creston, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate skid clearance from the helicopter cart during landing, resulting in a dynamic rollover.

## Other reports on N10009 (3)

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

- [Accident 20160725011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160725011569A), Jul 25, 2016: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Minonk, IL, Substantial damage. On July 25, 2016, approximately 1050 local time, a Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A, N10009, was Substantially damaged during loading operations near Minonk,…
- [Accident 20130729014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014049A), Jul 29, 2013: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Leonore, IL, Destroyed. On July 29, 2013, at approximately 0605 CDT, N10009 a Texas helicopter OH-13H/M47A, impacted the ground in a corn field near [privacy data omitted], Leonore…
- [Accident 20040709026369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709026369A), Jul 9, 2004: Bell OH13H (N10009), St. Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) While returning from an agricultural air application operation, the pilot approached the truck landing pad heavier than usual due to 25 gallons of spray…

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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