19900513018339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28A · Marathon, FL · May 13, 1990

Date
May 13, 1990 · 11:30 local
Place
Marathon, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9056
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90LA120
Reported as
Enstrm F28A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total1,597 in this make and model16 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 tail rotor control on climbout. Made power landing in ocean near shore. Tail rotor gear jammed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT.MADE POWER LANDING IN OCEAN NEAR SHORE. TAIL ROTOR GEAR JAMMED.

NTSB investigation

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