# NTSB CHI76FEA10: Woody Pushr WAS-2, N411BZ, Holton, IN, September 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1975
- Place: Holton, IN · HOLTON, IN
- Location: 39.0752° N, 85.3847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0752&lon=-85.3847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2653   75/9/7    HOLTON,IN           WOODY PUSHR WAS-2   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 235
        TIME - 0930                    N411BZ              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VEVAY,IN                    SHELBYVILLE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PAX INADVERTENTLY RELEASED SEAT BELT ALLOWING SHOULDER HARNESS TO STREAM REARWARD INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N411BZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WOODY PUSHR WAS-2
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750907029409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907029409A), Sep 7, 1975: Amtr 0562341, Holton, IN, Substantial damage. Pax inadvertently released seat belt allowing shoulder harness to stream rearward into prop.

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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