- Date
- May 7, 1983, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Brooksville, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9086Enstrom F-28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830507018149A
- Case key
- 30886
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft rolled over and crashed during an attempted downwind running takeoff. The acft was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The pilot and 2 passengers were not injured. A witness on the ground and one of the passengers who is an A&P mechanic stated that the pilot hover-taxied downwind and all owed the acft to settle to the ground. He then attempted the downwind running takeoff. The pilot said 'I should not have attempted to takeoff with both passengers, again but letone off.' He stated he ran out of power and pedal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9086
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 219
- Airframe hours
- 1,730
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-CIA, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Fergus J. Mayhew, doing business as Fergus J. Mayhew
- Registered owner
- Nevin Jenkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 11, 1982
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- BKU · Hernando Co.
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
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 42 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 145 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.