- Date
- July 16, 1974
- Place
- Trenton, NJ · TRENTON, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8219Helicorp D
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740716024339A
- Case key
- 130271
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2224 74/7/16 TRENTON,NJ HELICORP D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 38, 323 TIME - 1045 N8219 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRENTON,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER REMARKS- FLT CTLS NOT IN TRIM,PLT UN TO COUNTER COND ACFT ROLLED TO L.FIRST FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8219
- Reported as
- Helicorp D
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mercer Co
N8219Registration cancelled May 20, 2023 · Helicorporation DAirframe modelHelicorporation DEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8219 · 1
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