# NTSB MIA68F0403: Pilatus PC-6H2, N349FH, Zephyrhills, FL, January 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1968
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL · ZEPHYRHILLS, FL
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0403
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0403

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0288  68/1/30    ZEPHYRHILLS,FLA     PILATUS PC-6H2      CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2455
        TIME - 1010                    N349FH              PX-  0  2  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZEPHYRHILLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT TRIM SET FULL NOSE UP. ON LOAN TO ARMY PARACHUTE JUMPING TEAM BY MANUFACTURER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N349FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N349FH-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-6H2
- Registry model: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2) (registry code 3375011) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zephyrhills

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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