- Date
- August 5, 1974
- Place
- Garden City, NY · GARDEN CITY, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9259Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740805022079A
- Case key
- 136741
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2962 74/8/5 GARDEN CITY,NY ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1710 N9259 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER AGE 25, 1140 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 32 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLAND HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDEN CITY,NY 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. REMARKS- MAX PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF,LOST ROTOR RPM,SETTLED INTO GROUND,STRUCK FENCE,FLT FOR RR TRACK PATROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9259
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Island Heliport
N9259Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2017 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9259 · 1
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