- Date
- June 19, 1980
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N544HEnstrom F-28-C
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130583
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3166 80/6/19 NR.TALKEETNA,AK ENSTROM F-28-C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1047 TIME - 1300 N544H PX- 0 0 2 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALKEETNA STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALKEETNA,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- OIL LEAKED OUT OF T/R GEARBOX SEAL.OUTPUT BEARING OF T/R GEAR BOX,PN 28-135000,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N544H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28-C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Talkeetna State
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