- Date
- November 3, 1975
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N494HEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751103035039A
- Case key
- 151950
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4166 75/11/3 NR.HOUSTON,TX ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N494H PX- 0 0 2 DEMONSTRATION AGE 27, 1596 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 143 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAGLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- 47LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N494H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cagle
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.