# NTSB CHI80FEX12: Hugo Craft 01, N8GH, Indianapolis, IN, April 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1980
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1066  80/4/21    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     HUGO CRAFT 01       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1035
        TIME - 1830                    N8GH                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLENBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PROP STRUCK GROUND DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8GH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8GH), registered now, S/N 3, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGO CRAFT 01
- Registry model: [Hillenburg HU-GO CRAFT](https://openairdocs.org/model/hillenburg-hu-go-craft) (registry code 0564647) (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: Hillenburg

## 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 19800421010409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421010409A), Apr 21, 1980: Amtrhg HUGOCRAFT, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Taxied at high speed with tail up. Prop hit ground. Airplane nosed over.

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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