- Date
- March 19, 1977
- Place
- Mitchell, IN · MITCHELL, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9595Enstrom F28A
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770319009149A
- Case key
- 157779
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2234 77/3/19 MITCHELL,IN ENSTROM F28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1035 N9595 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MITCHELL,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9595
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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