- Date
- October 17, 1985, 11:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Linden, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5691YEnstrom F-28C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851017056329A
- Case key
- 30248
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter experienced a roll-over during a practice hover autorotation. The acc occurred when the acft started moving backwards during the hover. The left skid dug into the dirt which pitched the acft nose up & rolled it over to the left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5691Y
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 479-2
- Airframe hours
- 2,933
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Spectrum Helicopters,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 13, 1985 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- Ridgefield Park, NJ
- Destination
- Linden, NJ
- Airport
- Linden, runway 9, 4,139 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 131 total · 27 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N5691Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.