NYC79FFA38

NTSB accident investigation · Enstrom F-28A · Newcomb, NY · September 22, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1979
Place
Newcomb, NY · NEWCOMB, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N222LPEnstrom F-28A
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790922028159A
Case key
133602

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3020  79/9/22    NEWCOMB,NY          ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 106
        TIME - 1530                    N222LP              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORTHFIELD,NH               LACONIA,NH                   NEWCOMB,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NR 4 INTAKE VALVE STEM BKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N222LP
Reported as
Enstrom F-28A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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