19800704023149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28A · Circleville, OH · July 4, 1980

Date
July 4, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Circleville, OH
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N193E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEK19
Reported as
Enstrm F28A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
885 total4 in this make and model4 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.

Rotor RPM loss on climb-out. Engine surging. Prepared to land. Engine quit. Hit hard. Found loose fuel line.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR RPM LOSS ON CLIMB-OUT. ENGINE SURGING. PREPARED TO LAND. ENGINE QUIT. HIT HARD. FOUND LOOSE FUEL LINE.

NTSB investigation

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