- Date
- January 9, 1972
- Place
- Hillsborough, NC · HILLSBOROUGH, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N426RDEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165324
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0196 72/1/9 HILLSBOROUGH,NC ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5750 TIME - 1415 N426RD PX- 0 0 1 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLSBOROUGH,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- ENG CKD OK.PLT RPRTD LOUD BANG,ENG RPM INCRD TO 3300.ENTERED AUTO FM LOW ALT,T/R BLDS HIT TLCONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N426RD
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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