- Date
- July 15, 1975
- Place
- Trenton, NJ · TRENTON, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8219Helicorp D
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750715020859A
- Case key
- 149512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1802 75/7/15 TRENTON,NJ HELICORP D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 39, 246 TIME - 1530 N8219 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1 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 HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT CONCENTRATED ON INST,ACFT ROLLED TO R.PLT CUT PWR LNDD ON R LNDG SKID.
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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