- Date
- March 13, 1985, 18:45 local (Mar 14, 1985, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N51671Enstrom F-28L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850313009569A
- Case key
- 16649
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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.
Analysis
The acft eng lost pwr on final apch at aprx 100 ft AGL. The tail boom was severed during the autorotational landing on soft ground. Post accident exam of the eng revealed that the left magneto point gap was excessively closed. During eng test run, when the left magneto 'p' lead was disconnected, the eng operated on the right mag.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51671
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 402
- Airframe hours
- 351
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Prudential Capital Group Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 29, 1984 · 30 hours before
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
- 46
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.