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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Enstrm F-28C · Council Bluffs, IA · March 16, 2001

Date: March 16, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place: Council Bluffs, IA
Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51789
Reported as: Enstrm F28C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 280 total20 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N51789Registered now · Enstrom F-28CS/N 454-2 · Built 1978 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) After departure from taxiway 31 the a/c turned and climbed high enough to clear trees. After clearing the trees the a/c descended while flying across an open field. The a/c struck power wires which supplied power to a single trailer house adjacent to the airport. The wire that was struck was 29 feet from the ground. The wire broke, and wrapped around the main rotor mast. Approx. 500 feet of power wire was missing from the power poles. There was damage to main rotor blade number 2, the tail boom, nav. Antennas, the engine cowling, and the cockpit section of the fuselage. The helicopter was able to return to the airport. There were no injuries to the occupants of the a/c. there were not mechanical irregularities reported with the helicopter. Eir file number 2001CE010025.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE FROM TAXIWAY 31 THE A/C TURNED AND CLIMBED HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR TREES. AFTER CLEARING THE TREES THE A/C DESCENDED WHILE FLYING ACROSS AN OPEN FIELD. THE A/C STRUCK POWER WIRES WHICH SUPPLIED POWER TO A SINGLE TRAILER HOUSE ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. THE WIRE THAT WAS STRUCK WAS 29 FEET FROM THE GROUND. THE WIRE BROKE, AND WRAPPED AROUND THE MAIN ROTOR MAST. APPROX. 500 FEET OF POWER WIRE WAS MISSING FROM THE POWER POLES. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADE NUMBER 2, THE TAIL BOOM, NAV. ANTENNAS, THE ENGINE COWLING, AND THE COCKPIT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. THE HELICOPTER WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE A/C. THERE WERE NOT MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES REPORTED WITH THE HELICOPTER. EIR FILE NUMBER 2001CE010025.

Other reports on N51789 · 2

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

Accident 20210908015469AHover/Holding · Toughkenamon, PAPilot was hovering helicopter in a left to right crosswind. The pilot stated that he did not obtain a weather brief that day. He experienced tail rotor vortex ring state in the crosswind. (Loss of tail rotor effectiveness) The helicopter continued in a right…Sep 8, 2021 · Substantial damage Accident 19800713027619ARoll-Out (Rotorcraft) · Xenia, OHReported noise, uncontrolled yaw before leanding. Hit hard. Rotor chopped tail. No control or other defects found.Jul 13, 1980 · Substantial damage