- Date
- July 16, 1988, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Isabel, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9087Enstrom F28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880716027019A
- Case key
- 22516
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he had accomplished a max-performance takeoff, cleared an obstacle, and when he attempted forward flight, the main rotor RPM decreased. He stated he was unable to recover the RPM and maintain altitude so he selected a landing area. Due to persons on the beach site, he changed the landing site. He increased collective and noted that the RPM decayed further. The aircraft impacted the terrain in a level attitude but high sink rate. The outside air temperature was about 95 degrees fahrenheit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9087
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 211
- Airframe hours
- 1,020
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-C1, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary K. Klinck
- Registered owner
- Gary K Klinck
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 23, 1987 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Ben'S Heliport
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,095 total · 33 in this make and model · 970 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BRO, 45 nm away
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 N9087 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.