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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28C · Sacaton, AZ · March 27, 1997

Date
March 27, 1997 · 15:15 local
Place
Sacaton, AZ
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N294SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA133
Reported as
Enstrm F28C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost partial power at etl on takeoff. Autorotated. Skid hit rock yawed. Tail hit tree. Air filter debris fouled.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PARTIAL POWER AT ETL ON TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATED. SKID HIT ROCK YAWED. TAIL HIT TREE. AIR FILTER DEBRIS FOULED.

NTSB investigation

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