- Date
- September 20, 1964
- Place
- Fortville, IN · FORTVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N34132Commonwealt H185
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185998
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0557 64/9/20 FORTVILLE IND COMMONWEALT H185 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 39 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N34132 PX- 0 1 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEYERS FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34132
- Reported as
- Commonwealt H185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beyers Field
N34132Registered now · Commonwealth 185Airframe modelCommonwealth 185Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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