# NTSB NYC69D0218: Helicom SAH100, N828Z, Finleyville, PA, October 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1968
- Place: Finleyville, PA · FINLEYVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2528° N, 80.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Finleyville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2528&lon=-80.0020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3699  68/10/11   FINLEYVILLE,PA      HELICOM SAH100      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 795
        TIME - 1745                    N828Z               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FINLEYVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          ROTORCFT-M/R NOT BALANCED CORDWISE DURING ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- PLT WAS TEACHING HIMSELF TO FLY HOME-BUILT ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N828Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828Z-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N SAH-100, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELICOM SAH100
- Registry model: [Commuter Junior HELICOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/commuter-junior-helicopter) (registry code 05602JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Finleyville

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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