- Date
- May 4, 1973
- Place
- Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9572Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730504011049A
- Case key
- 190677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1109 73/5/4 GOLETA,CALIF ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 726 TIME - 0956 N9572 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOLETA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- M/R SEVERED TAIL BOOM. HAD BEEN IN 3 FT HOVER. NEAR MAX GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9572
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Barbara
N9572Registration cancelled Nov 20, 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.