- Date
- September 12, 1975
- Place
- Harrington, DE · HARRINGTON, DE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N281QEmstrom F28A
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750912030989A
- Case key
- 151076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3301 75/9/12 HARRINGTON,DE EMSTROM F28A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 909 TIME - 2145 N281Q PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTIC CITY,NJ HARRINGTON,DE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LINE WHILE ATMTG LNDG IN LIGHTED AREA OF PRACTICE RACE TRACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N281Q
- Reported as
- Emstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N281QRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.