- Date
- March 24, 1974
- Place
- Superior, WI · SUPERIOR, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9592Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740324012999A
- Case key
- 186328
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0839 74/3/24 SUPERIOR,WIS ENSTROM F-28A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 740 TIME - 1530 N9592 PX- 0 2 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DULUTH,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT ELECTRICAL PWR LINES,FLIPPED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9592
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- 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.