19841228068929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28C · Sausalito, CA · December 28, 1984

Date
December 28, 1984 · 09:00 local
Place
Sausalito, CA
Airport
Commodore Center
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51755
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA089
Reported as
Enstrm F28C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
720 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Attempted takeoff in fog and impacted water within 20 seconds of liftoff. Pilot waded to shore.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN FOG AND IMPACTED WATER WITHIN 20 SECONDS OF LIFTOFF. PILOT WADED TO SHORE.

NTSB investigation

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