# Accident 20130729014049A: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A, Leonore, IL, July 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2013, 06:05 local time
- Place: Leonore, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HNKG
- Location: 41.1133° N, 88.8353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1133&lon=-88.8353&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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,950 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA442) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014049A

## Narrative

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

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 ILLINOIS DURING AERIAL APPLICATION.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

UPON EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN BODY WRECKAGE, THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH WAS IN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION, AND THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE FUEL STILL AVAILABLE IN THE RIGHT TANK.  OIL LEVEL COULD ONLY BE DETERMINED BY REMOVING THE OIL FILTER AND CHECKING FOR OIL.  THE FILTER WAS FULL AND THE OIL APPEARED CLEAR, FREE OF CONSIDERABLE DEBRIS.  CIRCUIT BREAKERS APPEARED IN THE NORMAL POSITION EXHIBITING NO SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION.  THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FIRE OR BURNING TO CONTROL WIRING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM OR AIRCRAFT CONTROL WIRING.  THE PILOT-IN COMMAND WAS INTERVIEWED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 CEN13LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA442), Jul 29, 2013: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Streator, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention during an agricultural application maneuver, which resulted in the helicopter impacting a corn field.

## 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 20110727016969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727016969A), Jul 27, 2011: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A (N10009), Creston, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot had been Flying all day. He returned to base and in the process of landing, he hooked a skid and rolled over.
- [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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