- Date
- December 23, 1972
- Place
- Marshfield, MA · MARSHFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4879Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3453 72/12/23 MARSHFIELD,MASS ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N4879 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 1920 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 90 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARSHFIELD,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- IP DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATION.T/D ON SOFT SANDY TURF ADJ TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4879
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marshfield
N4879Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N4879 · 1
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