- Date
- May 20, 1981
- Place
- Bridgeport, CA · BRIDGEPORT, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N51708Enstrom F-280C
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2422 81/5/20 NR.BRIDGEPORT,CA ENSTROM F-280C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 7100 TIME - 1400 N51708 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RICE PADDY.FROZEN MAIN DRIVE CLUTCH CONTROL CABLE,P/N 4-SN188-C-73.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51708
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-280C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N51708Registration cancelled Nov 16, 1982 · Enstrom Helicopter 280CAirframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280C
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