- Date
- December 16, 1978
- Place
- Washington, PA · WASHINGTON, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N289QEnstrom F28A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781216041669A
- Case key
- 138459
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3983 78/12/16 WASHINGTON,PA ENSTROM F28A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2041 TIME - 1900 N289Q PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,PA CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N289Q
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Washington County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.