# NTSB Accident LAX92LA345
> **Texas Helicopter OH-13H** · 1992-08-10 · MERCED, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX92LA345
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15444
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-08-10
- **Location:** MERCED, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.350723, -120.41941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Texas Helicopter
- **Model:** OH-13H
- **Registration:** N51858
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.  CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE CULTIVATED SOFT FIELD.

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