19790120001219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28A · Shafter, CA · January 20, 1979

Date
January 20, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place
Shafter, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N520H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DVA14
Reported as
Enstrm F28A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,688 total1,265 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Vibration and loss of rudder control. Made hard emergency landing. Found pitch control link failed. Tensile overload.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION AND LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL.MADE HARD EMERGENCY LANDING.FOUND PITCH CONTROL LINK FAILED.TENSILE OVERLOAD.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N520H · 1

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