- Date
- June 16, 1983, 19:30 local (Jun 17, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Frisco, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51738Enstrom 280C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830616039049A
- Case key
- 20939
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during flt, the low pressure fuel light illuminated & the nose of the helicopter yawed to the left as if the eng had lost power. He made a precautionary landing in a soft, plowed field with a forward speed of about 10 to 15 mph. During the landing, the nose of the helicopter dipped down as the skids sank in the plowed ground. The plt applied aft cyclic to stop the nose down motion & the main rotors impacted the tail boom. An exam of the helicopter revealed no preimpact, mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51738
- Reported as
- Enstrom 280C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1140
- Airframe hours
- 605
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-E, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Four Winds Aviation
- Registered owner
- Nick R. Buschur
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TX05 · Dallas, TX
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,369 total · 69 in this make and model · 9,152 as pilot in command · 142 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.