Goans G-5 N59CG

Summary

On 4 July 1982 at about 16:50 local time, a Goans G-5 registered N59CG, operated by Charles E. Goans, was involved in an accident near Kankakee, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 July 1982 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Kankakee, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Goans G-5

Registration

N59CG

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Charles E. Goans

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kankakee → Kankakee

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82FA234

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS MAKING HIS FIRST FLIGHT SINCE A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS UNIQUE IN THAT THE ROTOR CONTROLS WERE CABLE INSTEAD OF PUSH-PULL RODS. THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF STARTED PITCHING UP AND DOWN. THIS PITCHING CONTINUED ON DOWNWIND LEG. THE RUDDER, VETTICAL STABILIZER AND TIPS OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BEGAN SEPARATING WHEN THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY CONTACTED THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND TUMBLED TO GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.