- Date
- August 18, 1977
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N286QEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770818026879A
- Case key
- 146262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2205 77/8/18 LUBBOCK,TX ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N286Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 51, 5800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 455 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PLAINVIEW,TX HOBBS,NM UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: STABILIZING SURFACES-DAMPERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- HORIZ STAB SPAR SEPARATED,STRUCK T/R.AD72-4-4 NCW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N286Q
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.