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FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28C · Angleton, TX · January 29, 1997

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Date
January 29, 1997 · 21:00 local
Place
Angleton, TX
Airport
Brazoria County Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GWHV
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N51774
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA094
Reported as
Enstrm F28C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
383 total165 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N51774Registered now · Enstrom F-28CS/N 440Airframe modelEnstrom F-28C

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What happened

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During practice approach lost partial engine power. Landed. Burst into flames. NR2 cyl burned thru. Exhaust on oil. (-23) a/c experienced slight loss of power while operating in vicinity of lbx airport. Aircraft made precautionary landing on taxiway, fire insued after landing during power reduction and a/c was destroyed. Suspect fuel or oil leak might have started fire. (.19) on January 29, 1997 at 2100 central standard time, an Enstrom F-28C helicopter, N51774, registered to and operated by salaika aviation, was destroyed following a precautionary landing near Angleton, Texas. The instructor pilot and his student pilot were not injured. Visual flight rules prevailed for the title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. A flight plan was notfiled for the flight which originated near danbury, Texas. According to initial reports from the FAA, the instructor and his student were practicing approaches at Brazoria County Airport when the helicopter experienced a partial loss of engine power. A precautionary landing was initiated to a taxiway, and after landing, as the throttle was pulled back the helicopter burst into flames. The helicopter was destroyed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

DURING PRACTICE APPROACH LOST PARTIAL ENGINE POWER. LANDED. BURST INTO FLAMES. NR2 CYL BURNED THRU. EXHAUST ON OIL. (-23) A/C EXPERIENCED SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER WHILE OPERATING IN VICINITY OF LBX AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON TAXIWAY, FIRE INSUED AFTER LANDING DURING POWER REDUCTION AND A/C WAS DESTROYED. SUSPECT FUEL OR OIL LEAK MIGHT HAVE STARTED FIRE. (.19) ON JANUARY 29, 1997 AT 2100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN ENSTROM F-28C HELICOPTER, N51774, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SALAIKA AVIATION, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR ANGLETON, TEXAS. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND HIS STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOTFILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED NEAR DANBURY, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO INITIAL REPORTS FROM THE FAA, THE INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE PRACTICING APPROACHES AT BRAZORIA COUNTY AIRPORT WHEN THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS INITIATED TO A TAXIWAY, AND AFTER LANDING, AS THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK THE HELICOPTER BURST INTO FLAMES. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

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 FTW97LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Jackson, TXThe failure of the #2 cylinder for an undetermined reason which resulted in an exhaust leak that melted an oil line.Jan 30, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N51774 · 2

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

Accident 19890408006869ALevel Off Touchdown · Padre Island, TXAircraft lifted off, caught by gusting winds. (-4)the commercial pilot reported local winds to be 15 knots with gusts to 50 knots. He was repositioning the helicopter to an area 200 yards away and executed a downwind departure from a hover. The approach to…Apr 8, 1989 · Substantial damageAccident 19790713028689AForced Landing · Victoria, TXPilot said engine began running rough. He made a precautionary landing, landed hard.Jul 13, 1979 · Substantial damage