19881212054109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F28F · Bradford, NH · December 12, 1988

Date
December 12, 1988 · 12:00 local
Place
Bradford, NH
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5699M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA048
Reported as
Enstrm F28F
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360F1AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
119 total96 in this make and model23 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.

Lost control after downwind liftoff. Rotors struck trees that were near private helipad.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AFTER DOWNWIND LIFTOFF. ROTORS STRUCK TREES THAT WERE NEAR PRIVATE HELIPAD.

NTSB investigation

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