- Date
- November 7, 1981
- Place
- Elk Grove, CA · ELK GROVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9268Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811107072309A
- Case key
- 123528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3014 81/11/7 ELK GROVE,CA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1600 N9268 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 58, 5999 TOTAL HOURS, 414 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIR OAKS,CA ELK GROVE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR CLUTCH DISENGAGED,LNDD HARD AFT MNVRG TO AVOID A FENCE.CLUTCH WOULD NOT LOCK OVRCTR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9268
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9268Registration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming I0-360-B1E
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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