- Date
- December 26, 1972
- Place
- Fairfax, VA · FAIRFAX, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4469Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168900
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3264 72/12/26 FAIRFAX,VA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 895 TIME - 1500 N4469 PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 221 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DULLES AIRPORT,VA FAIRFAX,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- PLT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION,WHILE AT A 100 FOOT HOVER LOST ROTOR RPM,SETTLED INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4469
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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