- Date
- March 27, 1971
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9553Enstrom F28A
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1082 71/3/27 DAYTONA BEACH,FLA ENSTROM F28A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4842 TIME - 1238 N9553 PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BEACH,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- PLT PULLED FULL UP COLL TO AVOID PRKD CAR,LOST RPM'S AND DIR CTL,CRASHED ON BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9553
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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