19810517026059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28A · New London, PA · May 17, 1981

Date
May 17, 1981 · 10:30 local
Place
New London, PA
Airport
New London
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9608
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FHD24
Reported as
Enstrm F28A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total62 in this make and model17 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.

Student pilot lost control on downwind approach to hover landing. Over-controlled, rolled on side, crashed.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON DOWNWIND APPROACH TO HOVER LANDING. OVER-CONTROLLED, ROLLED ON SIDE, CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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