19961111035009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28F · Gutherie, IL · November 11, 1996

Date: November 11, 1996 · 11:00 local
Place: Gutherie, IL
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N86214
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97FA025
Reported as: Enstrm F28F
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360F1AD
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,157 total162 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N86214Registration cancelled Jun 15, 1998 · Enstrom F-28FS/N 712 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28F

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What happened

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Rolled over backing up on arial taxi. Rotors hit farm truck. Plane rolled inverted and crashed. No backing dual. (-23) on 11/11/96, at approximately 1130 CST, the pilot lost control while attempting to take off from a cornfield at the edge of guthrie, IL. The aircraft crashed inverted approximately 150 feet from the point of lift-off and was fatal to the pilot and two passenger. The weather was clear with a wind of 15 to 20 knots, gusting to 25 knots. The pilot lifted off with a right rear quartering tail wind and the aircraft CG loading was forward of the normal envelope.

As the FAA filed it

ROLLED OVER BACKING UP ON ARIAL TAXI. ROTORS HIT FARM TRUCK. PLANE ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED. NO BACKING DUAL. (-23) ON 11/11/96, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A CORNFIELD AT THE EDGE OF GUTHRIE, IL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE POINT OF LIFT-OFF AND WAS FATAL TO THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGER. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH A WIND OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THE PILOT LIFTED OFF WITH A RIGHT REAR QUARTERING TAIL WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT CG LOADING WAS FORWARD OF THE NORMAL ENVELOPE.

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 CHI97FA025Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportGutherie, ILthe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and not maintaining control of the helicopter during its rearward flight. A factor was the pilot's over-confidence in his personal ability.Nov 11, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N86214 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940805033769IPwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Hickley, ILDemo practice autorotation. Misjudged flare. Tail rotor guard struck the ground.Aug 5, 1994 · Minor damage Accident 19910511015749ASettle With Power (Rotorcraft) · Hampshire, ILStudent helicopter pilot slowed at low altitude to look at landing site,got into settling with power. Hit ground.May 11, 1991 · Substantial damage