- Date
- June 25, 1981
- Place
- Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N535HEnstrom 280C
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810625036249A
- Case key
- 125207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2289 81/6/25 MESA,AZ ENSTROM 280C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0720 N535H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 53 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- PRACTICING AUTOROTATIVE LNDGS W PWR RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N535H
- Reported as
- Enstrom 280C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Falcon
N535HRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2005 · Enstrom Helicopter 280CAirframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280CEngine modelLycoming HI0-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N535H · 1
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