- Date
- May 11, 1975
- Place
- East Goshen, PA · EAST GOSHEN, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1903FEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750511020509A
- Case key
- 149266
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1820 75/5/11 EAST GOSHEN,PA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N1903F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST GOSHEN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- VERT DNWND TKOF IN CONFINED AREA ACFT WITHIN 60 LBS OF G/W.WIND SSW 12-18 MPH,TEMP 79 DEG F.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1903F
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1903FRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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 N1903F · 1
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