# NTSB CHI71FBJ12: Homebrewers SPL, N1145H, Plainwell, MI, July 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1970
- Place: Plainwell, MI · PLAINWELL, MI
- Location: 42.4473° N, 85.6413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4473&lon=-85.6413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3178  70/7/26    PLAINWELL,MICH      HOMEBREWERS SPL     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 603
        TIME - 1230                    N1145H              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYLAND,MICH                PLAINWELL,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- ACFT HAD A RIGID MLG. WAS OWNED BY EAA CHAPTER,AND FLOWN BY MORE THAN ONE PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1145H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1145H), registered now, S/N 145-1, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOMEBREWERS SPL
- Registry model: [Stewart Headwind HOMEBREWERS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-headwind-homebrewers-special) (registry code 056013X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plainwell

## Other investigations on N1145H (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 CHI73FEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM04), Jul 16, 1972: Stewart Hdwnd (N1145H), Allegan, MI, substantial damage

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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