- Date
- July 31, 1971
- Place
- Saluda, SC · SALUDA, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22WPEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162094
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1414 71/7/31 SALUDA,SC ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1215 N22WP PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 56, 5900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ETHEREDGE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALUDA,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- M/ROTOR ENGAGING CLUTCH FOUND DISENGAGED FOR UN REASON.ACFT CRASH LND IN TREES ON ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22WP
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Etheredge Field