19790516016299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F28C · Shelbyville, KY · May 16, 1979

Date
May 16, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Shelbyville, KY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N559H
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FLQ11
Reported as
Enstrm F28C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,930 total50 in this make and model257 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter made crash landing during ferry flight when tail rotor assembly failed. No oil in system. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER MADE CRASH LANDING DURING FERRY FLIGHT WHEN TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. NO OIL IN SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.