- Date
- July 14, 1983, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Brandywine, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N582HEnstrom F28C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830714035459A
- Case key
- 6126
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
In level cruise flt the plt experienced a severe vibration followed by uncontrollable rotation to the right. The plt wasunable to regain directional control & crashed into trees. Investigation revealed that the rear t/r drive coupling, PN28-13609, had failed from excessive wear due to inadequate lubrication. Service bulletin 0065, dated 8/19/83, was issued directing inspection of the coupling before the next flt. AD83-18-04, amendment 39-4721, was also issued to preclude further failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N582H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 363
- Airframe hours
- 1,256
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ken Dixon Chevrolet Buick Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1983
- Departed
- Waldorf, MD
- Destination
- W32 · Clinton, MD
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,037 total · 37 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.