- Date
- June 27, 1980
- Place
- Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51786Enstrom F-28C
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800627022859A
- Case key
- 129285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3336 80/6/27 COLUMBUS,OH ENSTROM F-28C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2500 TIME - 0938 N51786 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PARTIAL PWR LOSS OCCURRED AS PLT WAS TERMINATING SIM AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51786
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bolton
N51786Registration cancelled Jan 8, 2022 · Enstrom F-28CAirframe modelEnstrom F-28CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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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.
Other investigations on N51786 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB BFO96LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlue Ash, OHthe commercial pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during hover-taxi operations. Related factors the tailwind, the nearby obstacle, and the misjudged maneuver to avoid obstacles.NTSB NYC93GA151Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGallipolis, OHThe pilot's improper use of the collective and throttle which resulted in a low rotor rpm condition and a loss of control, and an inflight collision with the terrain.