- Date
- November 7, 1977
- Place
- Scranton, PA · SCRANTON, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9272Enstrom F28A
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771107033839A
- Case key
- 145395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3324 77/11/7 NR.SCRANTON,PA ENSTROM F28A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 507 TIME - 1330 N9272 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCRANTON,PA HONESDALE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- AC AT MAX GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9272
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sinewa Plaza
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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