- Date
- May 4, 1973
- Place
- Altoona, IA · ALTOONA, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2517MEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730504011029A
- Case key
- 190408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1357 73/5/4 ALTOONA,IOWA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0710 N2517M PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 29, 12365 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRINNELL,IOWA DES MOINES,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THOUGHT HELICOPTER HAD 3HR RANGE.AIRBORNE 2-2 1/2HRS.MFG STATED FUEL RANGE CRUISE APRX 2HR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2517M
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2517MRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2012 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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