- Date
- July 31, 1977
- Place
- Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2950Enstrom F28
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2386 77/7/31 MONTGOMERY,AL ENSTROM F28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, UNK/NR TIME - 1230 N2950 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERY,AL LAKE JORDAN,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- REVERSED INST OF BEARING P-N Q30203DT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2950
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage