CHI68F0062

NTSB accident investigation · Goodyear GZ-19A · Dunreith, IN · June 2, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1967
Place
Dunreith, IN · DUNREITH, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4AGoodyear GZ-19A
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116546

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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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3-1788   67/6/2    DUNREITH,IND        GOODYEAR GZ-19A     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1467
        TIME - 0145                    N4A                 PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- FLEW TOO LOW IN TRYING TO AVOID STRONG HEAD WIND

Aircraft

Registration
N4A
Reported as
Goodyear GZ-19A
Category
Blimp
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.