CHI67A0083

NTSB accident investigation · Scheutzow B · Brunswick, OH · December 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1966
Place
Brunswick, OH · BRUNSWICK, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N592AScheutzow B
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120128

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1176  66/12/23   BRUNSWICK,OHIO      SCHEUTZOW B         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N592A               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           AGE 31, 1630 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUNSWICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LINK-TENSION TAIL ROTOR FAILED THRU BOLT ATTACH. BLADE SEPARATED.HARD LNDG TO AVOID BLDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N592A
Reported as
Scheutzow B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brunswick