- Date
- June 8, 1985, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wellington, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8036XJenkins HP-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850608023639A
- Case key
- 13092
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following an aprx one-half hour flt, witnesses stated that the glider did not appear to flare for landing, but instead, impacted the ground without arresting the rate of descent. The plt eported he had very poor ventilation in the cockpit and feels that he was a victim of heat prostration. According to the plt, he had not consumed enough liquids prior to takeoff. He also stated that the outside air temp on the afternoon of the flt was 90 degs f.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8036X
- Reported as
- Jenkins HP-18
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 18-149
- Engine
- unknown UNK, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Edward Foreman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 14, 1984
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 50 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.