CHI78FEX23

NTSB accident investigation · Hunter Mong GH-1 · Roll, IN · July 9, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 9, 1978
Place
Roll, IN · ROLL, IN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N132HHunter Mong GH-1
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780709019149A
Case key
140263

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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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3-3227   78/7/9    ROLL,IN             HUNTER MONG GH-1    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3000
        TIME - 1429                    N132H               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DICKEY AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROLL,IN                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- SEVERE DEGREE OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE.

Aircraft

Registration
N132H
Reported as
Hunter Mong GH-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dickey Airport

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.