- Date
- July 31, 1973
- Place
- Augusta, WV · AUGUSTA, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N101EBEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730731025639A
- Case key
- 188756
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4001 73/7/31 AUGUSTA,W VA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2514 TIME - 1300 N101EB PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TWO TKOFS ABORTD. CRASHD THIRD TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N101EB
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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