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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28C · Evergreen, CO · October 2, 1991

Date: October 2, 1991 · 17:00 local
Place: Evergreen, CO
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N552H
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN92LA001
Reported as: Enstrm F28C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360E1AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total80 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N552HRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2004 · Enstrom F-28CS/N 347 · Built 1976 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Encountered unrecoverable down draft before translational lift on climbout. Crashed landed in opening between trees

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED UNRECOVERABLE DOWN DRAFT BEFORE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED LANDED IN OPENING BETWEEN TREES

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 DEN92LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEvergreen, COIn flight encounter with a sudden downdraft. A factor was: the pilot's lack of total experience in aircraft type.Oct 2, 1991 · Substantial damage