- Date
- September 8, 1983, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Quincy, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N619HEnstrom F-28C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830908069989A
- Case key
- 23848
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was on a flt to a radio transmitter site at about the 7000 ft level in mountainous terrain. During arrival to the helipad, the plt noticed that several vehicles were parked on the landing surface. While in a hover, he maneuvered the helicopter to an adjacent road & began inspecting it for suitability as a landing area. He decided that the road was unsatisfactory & applied power & collective to begin a left climbing turn. According to all statements, the eng's response to the power demand was a gradual power fade until it quit. Subsequently, the acft landed hard in a bush covered area & was damaged. The eng was examed & operationally tested, but no abnormalities were noted. The density altitude was calculated to be about 7800 to 8650 ft. according to the flt manual, at the estimated weight, the helicopter's hovering ceiling was 13,000 ft in ground effect & 8300 ft out of ground effect.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N619H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 380
- Airframe hours
- 935
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David E. Caldwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 11, 1983 · 101 hours before
- Departed
- 2O1 · Quincy, CA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,310 total · 110 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.