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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Houston, TX · August 21, 1995

Date
August 21, 1995 · 09:40 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Weiser Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N911BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW95LA356
Reported as
Enstrm 280C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,200 total

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.

CFI hover taxied into hangar. Got an updraft off floor. Rose up. Rotors destroyed hitting hangar trusses.

As the FAA filed it

CFI HOVER TAXIED INTO HANGAR. GOT AN UPDRAFT OFF FLOOR. ROSE UP. ROTORS DESTROYED HITTING HANGAR TRUSSES.

NTSB investigation

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