- Date
- June 7, 1983, 06:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mesa, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51684Enstrom F28C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830607022289A
- Case key
- 23459
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had taken off, went into a normal hover, then traveled about 200 feet for a pattern climb-out when he radioed the tower that the acft did not feel right. The acft started to fishtail. The pilot tried to autorotate but could not stop the rate of descent. The pilot had only one hour in this model. The company who had just inspected the acft wanted the pilot to take more dual instruction before this flight, but the pilot was in a hurry and declined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51684
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 409
- Airframe hours
- 869
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Randell Hileman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Destination
- LVS · Las Vegas, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- P16 · Falcon Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,585 total · 1 in this make and model · 4,236 as pilot in command · 159 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- P16
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N51684 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.