- Date
- January 31, 1987, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Martinsville, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9257Enstrom F-28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870131001999A
- Case key
- 13724
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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.
In flight collision with object
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Visual lookout - poorCause
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
While landing to the east the plt was blinded by the sun and the acft struck telephone wires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9257
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 232
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-C1B, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Otis F. Eggers
- Registered owner
- Otis Eggers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Paragon, IN
N9257Registration cancelled Aug 19, 2003 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 538 total · 46 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BMG, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.