- Date
- January 10, 1983, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N278QEnstrom F-28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830110000779A
- Case key
- 30838
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The newly purchased helicopter was being ferried to Maryland. During arrival to new Smyrna beach, FL, the 1st planned stop, the plt executed a landing approach to rwy 2. After coming to a hover, the helicopter lost rotor RPM during a pedal turn to a downwind heading. An immediate application of power failed to prevent the right skid from contacting the ground and the helicopter rolled over on its side. The plt reported that the wind had swung the tailboom to the left before rotor RPM was lost. He reported the wind was from 020 deg at 10 gusting 15 KTS. At daytona beach, FL (15 mi nnw), the wind at 1347 EST was from 350 deg at 6 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N278Q
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 286
- Airframe hours
- 670
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-C1B, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ken Dixion Chevrolet Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 9, 1983 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
- Destination
- 34J · New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 34J · New Smyrna Beach, runway 2, 3,215 × 100 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,063 total · 7 in this make and model · 888 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.