# NTSB CHI70F0169: Dehavilland DHC1B2, N280S, Henderson, KY, August 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1969
- Place: Henderson, KY · HENDERSON, KY
- Location: 37.8376° N, 87.5797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8376&lon=-87.5797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0169

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3477  69/8/15    HENDERSON,KY        DEHAVILLAND DHC1B2  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1129
        TIME - 1715                    N280S               PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSON,KY                HENDERSON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PASTURE TO AID PLT IN ACFT CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N280S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC1B2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Henderson

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.

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