- Date
- July 27, 1968
- Place
- Port Washngtn, WI · PORT WASHNGTN, WI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4462Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108901
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2814 68/7/27 PORT WASHNGTN,WIS ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1445 N4462 PX- 0 0 3 OTHER 31, 7800 TOTAL HOURS, 200 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLT.PLT TOOK OFF OVER WATER,LOST ROTOR RPM,HAD TO RETURN TO SHORE TO LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4462
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed