- Date
- September 18, 1988, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Celina, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N249QEnstrom F28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880918044789A
- Case key
- 14165
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After 2 unsuccessful attempts to takeoff, the plt/owner tried a 3rd takeoff in his newly purchased helicopter. He rprtd that during the first 2 attempts to takeoff, he couldn't seem to get 100% of his left pedal authority. Shortly after the helicopter became airborne on the 3rd attempt, it turned abruptly to the right, even though the plt had the left pedal in. Subsequently, the helicopter impacted in an animal pen area. The plt rprtd that a non-qualified person had made a tail rotor pitch adjustment on the helicopter prior to the acdnt flt. The plt had only 2 hrs of flt time in this make & model of acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N249Q
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 284
- Airframe hours
- 410
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-C1A, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nye, Gerald P.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 28, 1988 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- CQA
- Destination
- CQA
- Airport
- CQA · Lakefield County
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,645 total · 2 in this make and model · 1,569 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 29 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY
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 N249Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.