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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Enstrm F28C · Turnagain Pass, AK · May 11, 1986

Date: May 11, 1986 · 16:40 local
Place: Turnagain Pass, AK
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N51726
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC86FA055
Reported as: Enstrm F28C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360E1AD
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total240 in this make and model0 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.

The helicopter struck wires while operating at a low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER STRUCK WIRES WHILE OPERATING AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC86FA055Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTurnagain, AKThe helicopter was observed flying along the highway at a low altitude and it then struck some high power transmission lines, fell to the ground and burned upon impact. The transmission lines were 283 feet above the road surface and spanned a distance of 1127…May 12, 1986 · Destroyed