- Date
- September 20, 1973
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9564Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730920035699A
- Case key
- 188063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3508 73/9/20 FT LAUDERDALE,FLA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4000 TIME - 1545 N9564 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- SEAL 9276 REPLACED TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY NO REFERENCE TO ADDING OIL TO GR BOX.HIT PARKED GOLF CART.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9564
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft Lauderdale
N9564Registration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.