- Date
- May 11, 1991, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hampshire, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86214Enstrom F28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910511015749A
- Case key
- 15063
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Probable cause
Aircraft control was not maintained when the aircraft encountered an uncotrolled descent by the pilot. Remedial action by the pilot was inadequate. A factor related to the acident was lack of total experience in type of aircraft by the pilot.
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.
Analysis
The pilot said that while maneuvering to inspect a possible landing site, the helicopter began to settle under power from about 50 feet AGL. The helicopter struck the terrain which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot was rated in fixed wing aircraft, but was a student helicopter pilot. Post accident investigation revealed no mechanical malfunction or fuel shortage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86214
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 712
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO=360-C1A, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Asteroid Helicopter Corp.
- Departed
- IS92 · Gilberts, IL
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,250 total · 15 in this make and model · 2,195 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N86214 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.