- Date
- December 24, 1974
- Place
- Willow Is, WV · WILLOW IS, WV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9278Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741224043749A
- Case key
- 145039
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4005 74/12/24 WILLOW IS,W VA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 873 TIME - 1157 N9278 PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARKERSBURG,W VA MORGENTOWN,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LOST L PEDAL CTL DRG L TURN ABT 20 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9278
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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