- Date
- July 5, 1975
- Place
- San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4893Enstrom F28A
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750705019359A
- Case key
- 150449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4031 75/7/5 SAN FRANCISCO,CA ENSTROM F28A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2052 TIME - 1610 N4893 PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN FRANCISCO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLT. TAIL BOOM ATTACH BOLT FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4893
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pier 43 Helipad.
N4893Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.