- Date
- April 30, 1987, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wilmington, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N180QEnstrom F-28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870430012739A
- Case key
- 7222
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a climbout the pilot reported a power reduction. The engine continued operating and the rotor RPM dropped as the helicopter climbed to 10 feet. The wreckage examination failed to disclose any system malfunction or failures. The pilot was attempting to takeoff from a confined area. The pilot used improper takeoff procedures for the terrain conditions. The pilot has 10 hoursin the F-28A aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N180Q
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 262
- Airframe hours
- 2,674
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-C1B, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William L. Bowman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 3, 1987 · 53 hours before
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 266 total · 10 in this make and model · 46 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- LUK, 33 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.