- Date
- May 4, 1971
- Place
- Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4923Enstrom F-28-A
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162341
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3242 71/5/4 BOSTON,MASS ENSTROM F-28-A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7400 TIME - 2224 N4923 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MASS MARSHFIELD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WND 20K,GUSTS TO 25K.HEL ROTD TO R ON LIFT-OFF,PLT ADDED COLLECTIVE TO AVOID PSNL,LOST DRCTNL CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4923
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28-A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Logan
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