# Accident 20150226002949A: Gaddis Michael EXEC 162-F, Plymouth, IN, February 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2015, 17:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3650° N, 86.3003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3650&lon=-86.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123XZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123XZ-2018-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gaddis Michael EXEC 162-F (registry code 05610U3, https://openairdocs.org/model/gaddis-michael-exec-162-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GADDIS MICHAEL EXEC 162-F
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 58 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150226002949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA155), Feb 26, 2015: Gaddis Michael Exec 162 F (N123XZ), Plymouth, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N123XZ (1)

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

- [Accident 20170916019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916019469A), Sep 16, 2017: Gaddis Michael EXEC 162-F (N123XZ), Plymouth, IN, Substantial damage. PIC and passenger departed C65 and approximately 1645 EST. While airborne approximately 15 minutes, PIC and passenger heard strange noise. PIC attempted to…

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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