- Date
- May 10, 1984, 18:02 local (May 11, 1984, 01:02 UTC)
- Place
- Hayward, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N589HEnstrom F-28C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840510018689A
- Case key
- 24256
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Analysis
According to a plt/operator statement, the private plt (PIC) was on an instruction flt. The other occupant, was a person whose commercial plt certificate had been suspendended. The PIC reported that the helicopter had just received an annual inspection & had just been refueled prior to takeoff. After bringing the helicopter to a hover, clearance was obtained to cross the active rwys to the south side of the arpt where power was reduced for a practice autorotation. The aircrew had intended to make a power recovery. However, they reported that during the practice autoratation the eng lost power. Subsequently, the helicopter was extensively damaged during a run-on landing. No part failure or malfunction was found that would have caused a loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N589H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 366
- Airframe hours
- 450
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas E. Elliott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Airport
- HWD · Hayward
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 646 total · 440 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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