- Date
- February 27, 1976
- Place
- Guntersville, AL · GUNTERSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9263Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760227004129A
- Case key
- 152861
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0322 76/2/27 NR.GUNTERSVILLE,AL ENSTROM F-28A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1012 TIME - 1945 N9263 PX- 1 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNTERSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUNTERSVILLE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT ILL WITH INTESTINAL VIRUS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.299 PCT.2 PAX,BOTH CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE INSTLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9263
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Guntersville
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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.