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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gaddis Michael EXEC 162-F · Plymouth, IN · February 26, 2015

Date: February 26, 2015 · 17:00 local
Place: Plymouth, IN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N123XZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15CA155
Reported as: Gaddis Michael Exec 162-F
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 169 total58 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N123XZRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2018 · Gaddis Michael EXEC 162-FS/N 6377 · Built 1998 Airframe modelGaddis Michael EXEC 162-F Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that after taking off from his parents house by cook lake on a northeast heading to return to C65 at approximately 3 miles south of the airport the engine started to rev and run rough. The pilot performed a autorotation into a base ball field and landed hard breaking off the skids and the tail rotor and bending the tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING OFF FROM HIS PARENTS HOUSE BY COOK LAKE ON A NORTHEAST HEADING TO RETURN TO C65 AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT PERFORMED A AUTOROTATION INTO A BASE BALL FIELD AND LANDED HARD BREAKING OFF THE SKIDS AND THE TAIL ROTOR AND BENDING THE TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15CA155Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPlymouth, INThe failure of the helicopter's main drive belt resulting in the pilot performing a forced landing, during which the helicopter's fuselage was substantially damage.Feb 26, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N123XZ · 1

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

Accident 20170916019469ALanding: Approach · Plymouth, INPIC and passenger departed C65 and approximately 1645 EST. While airborne approximately 15 minutes, PIC and passenger heard strange noise. PIC attempted to return to C65 when he noticed his engine rpm's redline and his rotor head speed decrease. The PIC…Sep 16, 2017 · Substantial damage