19800416018879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28C · Sacremento, CA · April 16, 1980

Date
April 16, 1980 · 08:15 local
Place
Sacremento, CA
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51764
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVG26
Reported as
Enstrm F28C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,317 total299 in this make and model103 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Overboosted engine on takeoff. Safety valve opened RPM. Delayed rotors, hit ground in landing. Over-gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

OVERBOOSTED ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. SAFETY VALVE OPENED RPM. DELAYED ROTORS, HIT GROUND IN LANDING. OVER-GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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