- Date
- June 24, 1977
- Place
- Prt Washingtn, NY · PRT WASHINGTN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N587HEnstrom 280C
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770624019909A
- Case key
- 157252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1282 77/6/24 PRT WASHINGTN,NY ENSTROM 280C CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 110 TIME - 1215 N587H PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRT WASHINGTN,NY SOUTH AMBOY,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT FLYING WITH ONE DOOR REMOVED FOR THE FIRST TIME.LNDD IN SMALL POND OF WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N587H
- Reported as
- Enstrom 280C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N587HRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 1984 · Enstrom Helicopter 280CAirframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N587H · 1
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