- Date
- December 12, 1979
- Place
- Woodlake, CA · WOODLAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N521HEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791212033159A
- Case key
- 132676
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2900 79/12/12 WOODLAKE,CA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0315 N521H PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 41, 1884 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 27 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODLAKE,CA DELANO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 35 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N521H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N521HRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 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.