- Date
- August 11, 1982, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Waynesville, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N81HFEnstrom F-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820811036749A
- Case key
- 72982
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Rotor drive system - vibration
Reason for occurrence undeterminedFactor
Forced landing
Hard landing
Flare - improperCause
Rotor system,main rotor blade - engaged
Rotor system,tail rotor hub - separation
Analysis
The pilot stated that during a spraying operation he felt a vibration in the aircraft. He attempted a precautionary landing with reduced power, avoiding further stress on the rotor system. During the landing the skids dug into the soybeans and the main rotor cut into the tail boom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81HF
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 513
- Airframe hours
- 527
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Hilty Farms, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hilty Farms, Inc.
- Departed
- Waynesville, OH
- Destination
- Waynesville, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 541 total · 300 in this make and model · 461 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.