- Date
- July 28, 1979
- Place
- Auburn, NE · AUBURN, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51717Enstrom F28C
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790728021059A
- Case key
- 135598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1322 79/7/28 NR.AUBURN,NE ENSTROM F28C CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1245 N51717 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 44, 5950 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 653 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5200 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - CORN PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 REMARKS- POLLINATING CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51717
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N51717 · 1
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