- Date
- January 25, 1981
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N51674Enstrom F28C
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810125001569A
- Case key
- 127371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0235 81/1/25 ANCHORAGE,AK ENSTROM F28C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2613 TIME - 1800 N51674 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MERRILL FIELD RETURN ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER TERRAIN - ICY TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- HOSE CONNECTING FAN PLENUM TO HEATER MUFFLER CONTAINED GREASE,SLUDGE.PLT STATED ARM BUMPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51674
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.