- Date
- May 4, 1969
- Place
- Chattanooga, OK · CHATTANOOGA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N61HHiggins H-3
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182754
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1238 69/5/4 CHATTANOOGA,OKLA HIGGINS H-3 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 998 TIME - 1050 N61H PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHATTANOOGA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- AFTER LIFT OFF AT APRX 10 FT AGL ROTOR BLADE STRUCK PROP GUARD AND PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61H
- Reported as
- Higgins H-3
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chattanooga
N61HRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2013 · Higgins Gyro-Copter H-3Airframe modelHiggins Gyro-Copter H-3Engine modelMercury MK78/75/
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