19860514087319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F28C · Ephrata, PA · May 14, 1986

Date
May 14, 1986 · 13:00 local
Place
Ephrata, PA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N100WZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86LA128
Reported as
Enstrm F28C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 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.

Lost engine power en route. Made a hard autorotation landing in an open field. Cause of power loss not determined.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE POWER EN ROUTE. MADE A HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS NOT DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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