- Date
- November 24, 1979
- Place
- Oakdale, NY · OAKDALE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N642HEnstrom F28C
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791124036709A
- Case key
- 133242
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3587 79/11/24 OAKDALE,NY ENSTROM F28C CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1003 N642H PX- 0 0 2 AERIAL ADVERTISING AGE UNK/NR, 1100 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLIP,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 16 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TKOF WITH ALL SEATS OCCUPIED OVER PEOPLE/BLDGS.WIND GUSTING TO 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N642H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N642HRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Enstrom F-28CAirframe modelEnstrom F-28CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N642H · 1
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