- Date
- February 15, 1976
- Place
- E Moriches, NY · E MORICHES, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9599Enstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760215003699A
- Case key
- 152749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0547 76/2/15 E MORICHES,NY ENSTROM F-28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1175 TIME - 1530 N9599 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPADARO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION E MORICHES,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- T/D FM HOVER,SKID STUCK IN MUD.DRG ATMPT TO CLR MUD ACFT TURNED,PLT INCRSD RPM,DRIFTED HIT MOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9599
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spadaro
N9599Registration cancelled Aug 12, 2009 · 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.