- Date
- April 4, 1978
- Place
- Smith Lake, AL · SMITH LAKE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N660HEnstrom 280C
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780404006519A
- Case key
- 142478
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1226 78/4/4 SMITH LAKE,AL ENSTROM 280C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2700 TIME - 1500 N660H PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HALEYVILLE,AL SMITH LAKE,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N660H
- Reported as
- Enstrom 280C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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