- Date
- May 7, 1987, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fayetteville, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N13CMEnstrom F-28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870507012419A
- Case key
- 34381
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The PIC was demonstrating the helo to a prospective customer. The PIC was hovering in a remote area with rough and uneven terrain. The PIC rptd outside air temps of abt 90 degrees during the demo flt. The PIC stated that he was moving around over the grnd in a 3 to 5 ft hover. The PIC stated that no wind was blowing and he was moving to get fresh air through the rotors. The PIC then noticed that eng RPM was decreasing and increased throttle to compensate. The PIC stated that RPM continued to decrease and the helo begin to descend despite full throttle. The PIC stated that he had to maneuver the helo back to the spot he had initally approached to avoid landing on rough and uneven terrain. The PIC stated that this posed a pblm to immediate touchdown as he moved the helo to the smooth lndg area. The helo subsequently hard landed short of the lndg area sustaining substantial damage. No mech malf was discovered during insp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13CM
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 090
- Airframe hours
- 1,394
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Aerotek
- Registered owner
- Aero Tech Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 12, 1986 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- FYV · Fayetteville, AR
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 298 total · 56 in this make and model · 223 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N13CM · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.