- Date
- March 8, 1975
- Place
- Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9244Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750308004029A
- Case key
- 148215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0761 75/3/8 COLUMBIA,SC ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1500 TIME - 1050 N9244 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- DURING AUTORATION LDG DEMO BY INSTR PLT SKIDS SUNK IN GRND ACFT NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9244
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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