- Date
- June 8, 1976
- Place
- Island Beach, NJ · ISLAND BEACH, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9259Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760608022709A
- Case key
- 154044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1392 76/6/8 NR.ISLAND BEACH,NJ ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0805 N9259 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER 41, 13400 TOTAL HOURS, 13 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARLBORO,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DURING TERMINATION OF FLT TO A HOVER OVER WATER PLT ALLOWED ROTOR & ENG RPM TO DECAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9259
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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