- Date
- May 16, 1975
- Place
- Mt Lebanon, PA · MT LEBANON, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N251QEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750516015199A
- Case key
- 148440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1090 75/5/16 MT LEBANON,PA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 280 TIME - 1601 N251Q PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT LEBANON,PA PITTSBURGH,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ROTOR RPM DCRSD DRG CLB TO CLR WIRES.DRG LNDG APCH TO GRASS CLRG,T/R HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N251Q
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N251QRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2011 · 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.