- Date
- June 2, 1983, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- New Market, NH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N587HEnstrom 280C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830602022109A
- Case key
- 35113
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After completing a normal run-up & mag check, the plt hovered in ground effect. A normal takeoff was then made in groundeffect. At about 200 ft AGL the plt noticed the RPM dropping from 2900 to about 2700. He tried to restore by dropping collective & increasing throttle, but there was no response & the RPM continued to drop. He then restored collective to 33-34 inches of mp but RPM still continued to drop. At about 300 ft AGL & with the RPM last observed at 2300, a forced landing was made on a 45 deg sloping dirt pile.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N587H
- Reported as
- Enstrom 280C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1054
- Airframe hours
- 592
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-E, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul M. Mack
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 19, 1982 · 41 hours before
- Destination
- Hampton Beach, NH
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 551 total · 260 in this make and model · 432 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N587H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.